1 RUB = 1.6136 KES
Updated Oct 26, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC
since 2003
The Kenyan Shilling to Russian Ruble exchange rate is 0.61974 (Oct 26, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC): 1 KES buys 0.61974 RUB, and 1 RUB buys 1.6136 KES. That is 0.83% below the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 0.54568 RUB (May 25, 2026) and 0.67972 RUB (September 3, 2026). It is 2.6% lower than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has fallen 1%. The highest daily close since 2003 was 1.2292 RUB on March 8, 2022.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| KES | RUB |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.61974 |
| 5 | 3.0987 |
| 10 | 6.1974 |
| 25 | 15.4935 |
| 50 | 30.9870 |
| 100 | 61.9740 |
| 250 | 154.935 |
| 500 | 309.870 |
| 1,000 | 619.740 |
| 5,000 | 3,098.70 |
| 10,000 | 6,197.40 |
| RUB | KES |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1.6136 |
| 5 | 8.0679 |
| 10 | 16.1358 |
| 25 | 40.3395 |
| 50 | 80.6790 |
| 100 | 161.358 |
| 250 | 403.395 |
| 500 | 806.790 |
| 1,000 | 1,613.58 |
| 5,000 | 8,067.90 |
| 10,000 | 16,135.81 |
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.61676 | 0.67972 | 0.54568 | 0.61974 | −0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.88728 | 0.88728 | 0.59188 | 0.62106 | −28.0% |
| 2024 | 0.57211 | 0.88047 | 0.53988 | 0.86209 | +52.1% |
| 2023 | 0.60176 | 0.70524 | 0.54047 | 0.56692 | −6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.66862 | 1.2292 | 0.44919 | 0.60429 | −9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.68436 | 0.72813 | 0.62543 | 0.66457 | −2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.62296 | 0.78373 | 0.60901 | 0.68275 | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.68557 | 0.6873 | 0.61405 | 0.6170 | −10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.56815 | 0.70714 | 0.55487 | 0.68901 | +21.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6089 | 0.6089 | 0.54988 | 0.56551 | −4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.72354 | 0.81852 | 0.59467 | 0.59467 | −17.8% |
| 2015 | 0.67072 | 0.76416 | 0.51769 | 0.7234 | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 0.37828 | 0.76626 | 0.37828 | 0.62497 | +65.2% |
| 2013 | 0.36105 | 0.39078 | 0.34673 | 0.37828 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.38336 | 0.40329 | 0.35233 | 0.36032 | −5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.37725 | 0.3893 | 0.29795 | 0.38261 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.40763 | 0.42055 | 0.37125 | 0.37953 | −5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.37458 | 0.48199 | 0.36706 | 0.40081 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.39031 | 0.40575 | 0.33669 | 0.39235 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.39692 | 0.40672 | 0.3690 | 0.39031 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.40102 | 0.43062 | 0.36481 | 0.38184 | −3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.35503 | 0.40047 | 0.35468 | 0.39722 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.38587 | 0.38629 | 0.34446 | 0.36892 | −4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.39234 | 0.39283 | 0.38587 | 0.38587 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 0.64705 | 0.66366 | 0.61974 | 0.61974 | −4.7% |
| Sep 2026 | 0.65868 | 0.67972 | 0.63501 | 0.65055 | −1.8% |
| Aug 2026 | 0.6457 | 0.66864 | 0.61201 | 0.66281 | +6.7% |
| Jul 2026 | 0.60506 | 0.62193 | 0.59103 | 0.62097 | +3.6% |
| Jun 2026 | 0.5722 | 0.61468 | 0.55469 | 0.59927 | +8.7% |
| May 2026 | 0.56904 | 0.58927 | 0.54568 | 0.55128 | −5.5% |
| Apr 2026 | 0.59852 | 0.6302 | 0.58182 | 0.58336 | −7.2% |
| Mar 2026 | 0.62609 | 0.66988 | 0.60196 | 0.62873 | +5.4% |
| Feb 2026 | 0.59794 | 0.60559 | 0.58645 | 0.59637 | +1.5% |
| Jan 2026 | 0.60856 | 0.63278 | 0.58514 | 0.58754 | −5.4% |
| Dec 2025 | 0.61185 | 0.62937 | 0.59188 | 0.62106 | +2.6% |
| Nov 2025 | 0.62518 | 0.63428 | 0.60519 | 0.60519 | −3.0% |
The Kenyan Shilling to Russian Ruble exchange rate is 0.61974 (Oct 26, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC): 1 KES buys 0.61974 RUB, and 1 RUB buys 1.6136 KES. That is 0.83% below the previous close.
100 KES is 61.9740 RUB at the live rate (Oct 26, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC), and 100 RUB is 161.358 KES.
The highest daily close in our data since 2003 is 1.2292 RUB, on March 8, 2022. The lowest is 0.29795 RUB, on October 12, 2011.
KES/RUB is a cross rate: the KES price in US dollars divided by the RUB price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so KES/RUB moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=RUB and currencies=KES for the live rate, /convert to convert an amount, and /timeframe for daily history since 2003. A free API key is enough to start.
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/latest?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&base=RUB¤cies=KES"{
"success": true,
"base": "RUB",
"rates": {
"KES": 1.613580984,
"RUBKES": 0.6197395793
}
}rates.KES is how much KES one RUB buys; rates.RUBKES is the price of one KES in RUB.