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Matatu fare (CBD)

Kibera · KES

Over the weeks shown, matatu fare (cbd) costs about 6% more in KES. Measured in sats, it is 22% cheaper.

In short: it takes more shillings to buy, but fewer sats. Saving in Bitcoin would have stretched further here.

In KES
+5.5%
In sats
-21.9%
Official CPI (YoY)
+5.2%

Both lines start at 100, so you can see how each moves apart over time.

KES Sats Official CPI

Weekly medians

Week of KES Sats
2025-09-01 80 1,000
2025-10-01 80 973
2025-11-01 81 947
2025-12-01 81 921
2026-01-01 82 896
2026-02-01 82 872
2026-03-01 83 848
2026-04-01 83 825
2026-05-01 84 803
2026-06-01 84 781