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Food prices

Rice (aromatic) in 87 northern & coastal Kenya markets

From KSh 100/kg in Lokichar (Turkana) to KSh 220/kg in Maalamin — 2.2× 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 63 markets surveyed within the last few months. Buying a 90kg bag in Lokichar (Turkana) rather than Maalamin saves about KSh 10,800.

MarketCountyPer kgRecorded
Lokichar (Turkana)TurkanaKSh 1002026-03-15
KalemgorokTurkanaKSh 1002026-03-15
Kakuma 3TurkanaKSh 1002026-03-15
Moyale townMoyaleKSh 1002026-03-15
El WakManderaKSh 1002025-12-15 ⚠
Takaba (Mandera)ManderaKSh 1002025-12-15 ⚠
Kakuma townTurkanaKSh 1002025-12-15 ⚠
Mogadishu (Kakuma)TurkanaKSh 1002025-06-15 ⚠
Kalobeyei (Village 2)TurkanaKSh 1052026-03-15
EldasWajirKSh 1052026-03-15
TarasaaTana RiverKSh 1072026-03-15
KipiniTana RiverKSh 1072026-03-15
GarsenTana RiverKSh 1072026-03-15
Hola townTana RiverKSh 1082026-03-15
Kalobeyei (Village 1)TurkanaKSh 1102026-03-15
WambaSamburuKSh 1102026-03-15
MinjilaTana RiverKSh 1102026-03-15
MakereTana RiverKSh 1102026-03-15
Dagahaley (Daadab)GarissaKSh 1112026-03-15
Isiolo townIsioloKSh 1112026-03-15
Kakuma 4TurkanaKSh 1132026-03-15
Ethiopia (Kakuma)TurkanaKSh 1132026-03-15
Hagadera (Daadab)GarissaKSh 1132026-03-15
CharidendeTana RiverKSh 1132026-03-15
Archers PostSamburuKSh 1142026-03-15
KalengTurkanaKSh 1172025-09-15 ⚠
DzikunzeKilifiKSh 1202026-03-15
LoosukSamburuKSh 1202026-03-15
KisimaSamburuKSh 1202026-03-15
HadadoWajirKSh 1202026-03-15
IFO (Daadab)GarissaKSh 1202026-03-15
Dambala FachanaMoyaleKSh 1202026-03-15
NgaremaraMeru NorthKSh 1202026-03-15
KiwanjaMeru NorthKSh 1202026-03-15
GarbatullaIsioloKSh 1202026-03-15
BangaleTana RiverKSh 1202026-03-15
MatanomanneKilifiKSh 1202026-03-15
Lodwar townTurkanaKSh 1202025-12-15 ⚠
Lororo CentreBaringoKSh 1202025-03-15 ⚠
North HorrMarsabitKSh 1202025-03-15 ⚠
Kargi South HorrMarsabitKSh 1212026-03-15
MaralalSamburuKSh 1232026-03-15
BaragoiSamburuKSh 1232026-03-15
OldonyiroIsioloKSh 1232026-03-15
Kipsing CENTERIsioloKSh 1232026-03-15
BokaTana RiverKSh 1262026-03-15
GriftuWajirKSh 1262025-12-15 ⚠
HongKong (Kakuma)TurkanaKSh 1272026-03-15
KasuroiTurkanaKSh 1282026-03-15
LowarengakTurkanaKSh 1292025-03-15 ⚠
Kalobeyei (Village 3)TurkanaKSh 1302026-03-15
LolkuniyaniSamburuKSh 1302026-03-15
RhamuManderaKSh 1302025-12-15 ⚠
WayuTana RiverKSh 1302025-03-15 ⚠
SololoMoyaleKSh 1332026-03-15
LoyangalaniMarsabitKSh 1342026-03-15
NanigiGarissaKSh 1362026-03-15
WargadudManderaKSh 1372025-12-15 ⚠
KalokolTurkanaKSh 1372025-06-15 ⚠
Kakuma 2TurkanaKSh 1382026-03-15
TuumSamburuKSh 1382026-03-15
HabasweinWajirKSh 1402026-03-15
JarajaraGarissaKSh 1402026-03-15
TarbajWajirKSh 1402025-12-15 ⚠
KaikorTurkanaKSh 1402025-09-15 ⚠
KibishTurkanaKSh 1402025-09-15 ⚠
LokoriTurkanaKSh 1402025-09-15 ⚠
Eliye CentreTurkanaKSh 1402025-06-15 ⚠
KiliwaheriManderaKSh 1402025-03-15 ⚠
BanissaManderaKSh 1462025-12-15 ⚠
BuraTana RiverKSh 146.52026-03-15
KatiliaTurkanaKSh 1472025-09-15 ⚠
LoturereiTurkanaKSh 1492025-06-15 ⚠
Mandera townManderaKSh 1502026-03-15
DertuGarissaKSh 1502026-03-15
Merti CENTERIsioloKSh 1512026-03-15
Dadaab townGarissaKSh 1562026-03-15
KotileIjaraKSh 1582026-03-15
GarissaGarissaKSh 1602026-03-15
MasalaniTana RiverKSh 1662026-03-15
Saka TownTana RiverKSh 1752026-03-15
Kang'akipurTurkanaKSh 1882026-03-15
ManderaManderaKSh 1902025-12-15 ⚠
BarakiGarissaKSh 1932026-03-15
ModogasheIsioloKSh 2002026-03-15
BenaneIsioloKSh 2002026-03-15
MaalaminGarissaKSh 2202026-03-15

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

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