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Food prices

Sugar in 83 northern & coastal Kenya markets

From KSh 117/kg in Mandera town to KSh 204/kg in Kang'akipur — 1.7× 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 51 markets surveyed within the last few months. Buying a 90kg bag in Mandera town rather than Kang'akipur saves about KSh 7,830.

MarketCountyPer kgRecorded
Mandera townManderaKSh 1172026-03-15
Moyale townMoyaleKSh 1202026-03-15
Hagadera (Daadab)GarissaKSh 1202025-12-15 ⚠
ManderaManderaKSh 1202025-12-15 ⚠
RhamuManderaKSh 1202025-12-15 ⚠
Takaba (Mandera)ManderaKSh 1202025-12-15 ⚠
GriftuWajirKSh 1202025-12-15 ⚠
EldasWajirKSh 1282026-03-15
ModogasheIsioloKSh 1302026-03-15
BanissaManderaKSh 1302025-12-15 ⚠
Dadaab townGarissaKSh 1322026-03-15
El WakManderaKSh 1352025-12-15 ⚠
HadadoWajirKSh 1432026-03-15
Saka TownTana RiverKSh 1432026-03-15
KisimaSamburuKSh 1452026-03-15
BokaTana RiverKSh 1452026-03-15
Archers PostSamburuKSh 1462026-03-15
JarajaraGarissaKSh 1472026-03-15
WargadudManderaKSh 1472025-12-15 ⚠
GarsenTana RiverKSh 1502026-03-15
MinjilaTana RiverKSh 1502026-03-15
Lokichar (Turkana)TurkanaKSh 1502026-03-15
KalemgorokTurkanaKSh 1502026-03-15
TarbajWajirKSh 1502025-12-15 ⚠
KatiliaTurkanaKSh 1502025-12-15 ⚠
KiliwaheriManderaKSh 1502025-03-15 ⚠
North HorrMarsabitKSh 1502025-03-15 ⚠
CharidendeTana RiverKSh 1512026-03-15
Isiolo townIsioloKSh 1522026-03-15
NanigiGarissaKSh 1532026-03-15
BangaleTana RiverKSh 1532026-03-15
Ethiopia (Kakuma)TurkanaKSh 1532025-12-15 ⚠
Kalobeyei (Village 2)TurkanaKSh 1532025-12-15 ⚠
MasalaniTana RiverKSh 1542026-03-15
Dambala FachanaMoyaleKSh 1552026-03-15
Merti CENTERIsioloKSh 1552026-03-15
Lororo CentreBaringoKSh 1552025-03-15 ⚠
SololoMoyaleKSh 1562026-03-15
MatanomanneKilifiKSh 1562026-03-15
Hola townTana RiverKSh 1562026-03-15
MaralalSamburuKSh 1562026-03-15
DzikunzeKilifiKSh 1572026-03-15
WambaSamburuKSh 1572026-03-15
Kalobeyei (Village 3)TurkanaKSh 1572025-12-15 ⚠
BaragoiSamburuKSh 1582026-03-15
BuraTana RiverKSh 1582026-03-15
LoyangalaniMarsabitKSh 1582026-03-15
TarasaaTana RiverKSh 1592026-03-15
KipiniTana RiverKSh 1602026-03-15
NgaremaraMeru NorthKSh 1602026-03-15
KiwanjaMeru NorthKSh 1602026-03-15
GarbatullaIsioloKSh 1602026-03-15
MakereTana RiverKSh 1602026-03-15
LoosukSamburuKSh 1602026-03-15
Kakuma 3TurkanaKSh 1602025-12-15 ⚠
Kalobeyei (Village 1)TurkanaKSh 1602025-12-15 ⚠
WayuTana RiverKSh 1602025-03-15 ⚠
DertuGarissaKSh 1632026-03-15
Kargi South HorrMarsabitKSh 1632026-03-15
MaalaminGarissaKSh 1652026-03-15
Kakuma townTurkanaKSh 1652025-12-15 ⚠
KotileIjaraKSh 1672026-03-15
BarakiGarissaKSh 1672026-03-15
Kipsing CENTERIsioloKSh 1672026-03-15
HongKong (Kakuma)TurkanaKSh 1672025-12-15 ⚠
Kakuma 4TurkanaKSh 1672025-12-15 ⚠
GarissaGarissaKSh 1702026-03-15
SugutaSamburuKSh 1702025-09-15 ⚠
OldonyiroIsioloKSh 1752026-03-15
LokoriTurkanaKSh 1772025-09-15 ⚠
LolkuniyaniSamburuKSh 1802026-03-15
TuumSamburuKSh 1802026-03-15
KasuroiTurkanaKSh 1812026-03-15
Eliye CentreTurkanaKSh 1832025-06-15 ⚠
KalokolTurkanaKSh 1852025-06-15 ⚠
Lodwar townTurkanaKSh 1982025-12-15 ⚠
KalengTurkanaKSh 1982025-09-15 ⚠
BenaneIsioloKSh 2002026-03-15
KibishTurkanaKSh 2002025-09-15 ⚠
KaikorTurkanaKSh 2002025-09-15 ⚠
Kang'akipurTurkanaKSh 2042026-03-15
LoturereiTurkanaKSh 2042025-06-15 ⚠
LowarengakTurkanaKSh 2132025-03-15 ⚠

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

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