1 KES = 0.61974 RUB
Updated Oct 26, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC
since 2003
The Russian Ruble to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate is 1.6136 (Oct 26, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC): 1 RUB buys 1.6136 KES, and 1 KES buys 0.61974 RUB. That is 0.84% above the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 1.4712 KES (September 3, 2026) and 1.8326 KES (May 25, 2026). It is 2.6% higher than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has risen 1%. The highest daily close since 2003 was 3.3563 KES on October 12, 2011.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.6214 | 1.8326 | 1.4712 | 1.6136 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.1270 | 1.6895 | 1.1270 | 1.6101 | +38.8% |
| 2024 | 1.7479 | 1.8523 | 1.1358 | 1.1600 | −34.2% |
| 2023 | 1.6618 | 1.8502 | 1.4180 | 1.7639 | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 1.4956 | 2.2262 | 0.81351 | 1.6548 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4612 | 1.5989 | 1.3734 | 1.5047 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.6052 | 1.6420 | 1.2760 | 1.4647 | −9.6% |
| 2019 | 1.4586 | 1.6285 | 1.4550 | 1.6208 | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 1.7601 | 1.8022 | 1.4141 | 1.4514 | −17.9% |
| 2017 | 1.6423 | 1.8186 | 1.6423 | 1.7683 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.3821 | 1.6816 | 1.2217 | 1.6816 | +21.6% |
| 2015 | 1.4909 | 1.9317 | 1.3086 | 1.3824 | −13.6% |
| 2014 | 2.6436 | 2.6436 | 1.3050 | 1.6001 | −39.5% |
| 2013 | 2.7697 | 2.8841 | 2.5590 | 2.6436 | −4.7% |
| 2012 | 2.6085 | 2.8382 | 2.4796 | 2.7753 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 2.6508 | 3.3563 | 2.5687 | 2.6136 | −0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.4950 | 2.6936 | 2.3778 | 2.6348 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 2.6697 | 2.7243 | 2.0747 | 2.4950 | −2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.7225 | 2.9701 | 2.4646 | 2.5487 | −0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.5194 | 2.7100 | 2.4587 | 2.5621 | −2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.4936 | 2.7412 | 2.4936 | 2.6189 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.8167 | 2.8194 | 2.4971 | 2.5175 | −7.1% |
| 2004 | 2.5915 | 2.9031 | 2.5887 | 2.7106 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 2.5488 | 2.5915 | 2.5456 | 2.5915 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 1.5460 | 1.6136 | 1.5068 | 1.6136 | +5.0% |
| Sep 2026 | 1.5187 | 1.5748 | 1.4712 | 1.5372 | +1.9% |
| Aug 2026 | 1.5494 | 1.6340 | 1.4956 | 1.5087 | −6.3% |
| Jul 2026 | 1.6530 | 1.6920 | 1.6079 | 1.6104 | −3.5% |
| Jun 2026 | 1.7486 | 1.8028 | 1.6269 | 1.6687 | −8.0% |
| May 2026 | 1.7583 | 1.8326 | 1.6970 | 1.8140 | +5.8% |
| Apr 2026 | 1.6718 | 1.7187 | 1.5868 | 1.7142 | +7.8% |
| Mar 2026 | 1.5983 | 1.6612 | 1.4928 | 1.5905 | −5.1% |
| Feb 2026 | 1.6725 | 1.7052 | 1.6513 | 1.6768 | −1.5% |
| Jan 2026 | 1.6440 | 1.7090 | 1.5803 | 1.7020 | +5.7% |
| Dec 2025 | 1.6349 | 1.6895 | 1.5889 | 1.6101 | −2.6% |
| Nov 2025 | 1.5999 | 1.6524 | 1.5766 | 1.6524 | +3.0% |
The Russian Ruble to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate is 1.6136 (Oct 26, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC): 1 RUB buys 1.6136 KES, and 1 KES buys 0.61974 RUB. That is 0.84% above the previous close.
100 RUB is 161.358 KES at the live rate (Oct 26, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC), and 100 KES is 61.9740 RUB.
The highest daily close in our data since 2003 is 3.3563 KES, on October 12, 2011. The lowest is 0.81351 KES, on March 8, 2022.
RUB/KES is a cross rate: the RUB price in US dollars divided by the KES price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so RUB/KES moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=KES and currencies=RUB 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=KES¤cies=RUB"{
"success": true,
"base": "KES",
"rates": {
"RUB": 0.6197395793,
"KESRUB": 1.613580984
}
}rates.RUB is how much RUB one KES buys; rates.KESRUB is the price of one RUB in KES.