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Food prices

Cowpeas (dry) in 49 northern & coastal Kenya markets

From KSh 75/kg in Garissa to KSh 600/kg in Jarajara — 8× the price for the same thing.

These are not national prices. WFP monitors food-security areas — mainly arid counties (Turkana, Marsabit, Mandera, Wajir, Garissa, Samburu, Isiolo, Tana River) and refugee-hosting settlements such as Kakuma and Dadaab. Prices in these markets run well above what Nairobi or Nakuru pay, because almost everything is trucked in.

Markets are surveyed on different schedules — some monthly, some a few times a year. Each price below shows when it was recorded. Only observed prices are listed; WFP's own modelled estimates are excluded.

Where it costs least

Comparing 29 markets surveyed within the last few months. Buying a 90kg bag in Garissa rather than Jarajara saves about KSh 47,250.

MarketCountyPer kgRecorded
GarissaGarissaKSh 752026-03-15
Kakuma 3TurkanaKSh 782026-03-15
Kakuma 4TurkanaKSh 802025-12-15 ⚠
TarbajWajirKSh 852025-12-15 ⚠
Dagahaley (Daadab)GarissaKSh 972026-03-15
Ethiopia (Kakuma)TurkanaKSh 1002026-03-15
NgaremaraMeru NorthKSh 1002026-03-15
KiwanjaMeru NorthKSh 1002026-03-15
KatiliaTurkanaKSh 1002025-09-15 ⚠
RhamuManderaKSh 1002025-09-15 ⚠
LoturereiTurkanaKSh 1002025-06-15 ⚠
KalokolTurkanaKSh 1002025-06-15 ⚠
Merti CENTERIsioloKSh 1022025-12-15 ⚠
MaralalSamburuKSh 1102026-03-15
MakereTana RiverKSh 1252025-03-15 ⚠
KibishTurkanaKSh 1302025-09-15 ⚠
Hagadera (Daadab)GarissaKSh 1322026-03-15
HabasweinWajirKSh 1402026-03-15
Hola townTana RiverKSh 1402026-03-15
BuraTana RiverKSh 1402026-03-15
Lororo CentreBaringoKSh 1402025-03-15 ⚠
IFO (Daadab)GarissaKSh 1472026-03-15
Kalobeyei (Village 2)TurkanaKSh 1502026-03-15
Mandera townManderaKSh 1502026-03-15
MatanomanneKilifiKSh 1502026-03-15
ModogasheIsioloKSh 1502025-12-15 ⚠
SololoMoyaleKSh 1502025-12-15 ⚠
ManderaManderaKSh 1502025-12-15 ⚠
Mogadishu (Kakuma)TurkanaKSh 1502025-06-15 ⚠
KiliwaheriManderaKSh 1502025-03-15 ⚠
MasalaniTana RiverKSh 1522025-12-15 ⚠
Moyale townMoyaleKSh 1552026-03-15
Isiolo townIsioloKSh 1552026-03-15
Kakuma 2TurkanaKSh 1602026-03-15
Archers PostSamburuKSh 1602026-03-15
Dadaab townGarissaKSh 1602026-03-15
Kargi South HorrMarsabitKSh 1602026-03-15
GriftuWajirKSh 1602025-12-15 ⚠
Kalobeyei (Village 3)TurkanaKSh 1632026-03-15
DzikunzeKilifiKSh 1802026-03-15
HongKong (Kakuma)TurkanaKSh 1802026-03-15
BaragoiSamburuKSh 1802026-03-15
BangaleTana RiverKSh 1802025-03-15 ⚠
WambaSamburuKSh 1952026-03-15
Kalobeyei (Village 1)TurkanaKSh 2002026-03-15
LoyangalaniMarsabitKSh 2002026-03-15
EldasWajirKSh 2202025-09-15 ⚠
BanissaManderaKSh 2632025-06-15 ⚠
JarajaraGarissaKSh 6002026-03-15

Source: WFP food prices via HDX · Licensed CC-BY · Retail, observed prices only

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