Kibera, this year

The cost of living in Kibera has risen 12% since tracking began. Someone saving in Bitcoin needed 17% fewer sats to buy the same basket.

Families here needed about 349 more KES than when tracking began to buy the same essentials.

TODAY'S BASKET

2,803

KES

25,935 sats

▲ +12% KES ▼ -17% sats

88% confidence · 46 verified prices · updated 2 hours ago

Same basket, priced two ways, over the last 10 updates.

WHAT'S CHANGING

Sugar (1kg) is the fastest-rising cost here, up 23% since tracking began.

Matatu fare (CBD) costs more in shillings but 22% less in sats, so Bitcoin savers came out ahead.

Food is the fastest-rising category, up about 15% on average.

Data bundle (1GB) actually got cheaper, down 4% in everyday prices.

See the full report How prices moved across Kibera

MY BASKET

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