How much does 3D printing cost in Kenya?

The four things that set the price

Every quote we send comes down to the same four factors. Nothing else is hidden in there.

• Material used — prints are priced largely by the grams of filament a part consumes. A keyring uses a few grams; a tall vase uses a few hundred. Bigger and denser means more material.
• Print time — the machine runs for hours per job, and machine time is real cost. A small desk hook might print in under an hour; a detailed bust can run overnight.
• Size and complexity — fine detail, overhangs and moving parts need slower settings and support structures, which adds both time and material.
• Finishing — a raw print straight off the bed is cheaper than one that's sanded, smoothed or assembled. Most of our shop pieces are hand-finished before they go out.

Honest shilling ranges

To make it concrete, here's roughly where our own work lands. Small desk accessories — cable holders, pen holders, controller stands — typically start from a few hundred shillings. Mid-size pieces like headphone stands, planters and organisers usually sit in the low thousands. Large, detailed or multi-part display pieces go up from there.

You can sanity-check any of this against real prices: every item in our shop is listed with its exact cost, so browsing the catalogue is the fastest way to feel out what your kind of object costs to print.

Custom one-off jobs are quoted the same way — material, time, size, finishing — so a custom part that's similar in size to a shop item costs about the same. There's no 'custom tax'; you only pay for what the print actually takes.

What's NOT in the price (and what is)

We don't charge to look at your file or sketch — quoting is always free. If you don't have a 3D file at all, simple modelling from a clear photo or drawing is often included in the job; anything involving heavy design work we'll flag and agree with you up front before any charge.

Delivery is separate and simple: standard delivery is KSh 300, and it's free on orders of KSh 3,000 and above. Within Nairobi we send to your nearest Pickup Mtaani agent; outside Nairobi we ship via a parcel service near you.

How to get a firm quote (free)

Send us the 3D file if you have one, or a photo/sketch with the rough size you want, and we'll come back with an exact price and a turnaround — usually within the hour. Most standard jobs are printed and finished within our 48-hour standard turnaround.

You pay by M-Pesa, and the print is ready for pickup in Nairobi or delivery countrywide.