Maize Flour Cheapest At Carrefour, 2kg Packet Sells At Ksh.109

By Lynnet Okumu / Published March 7, 2022 | 4:00 pm

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Meanwhile, the cost of IKg Menengai Soap cream is cheapest at Cleanshelf supermarket at 155 shillings while highest at Naivas supermarket where the product goes for 189 shillings.

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Many people have shared their shopping lists, complaining of how the sharp spike in prices of basic food items like milk, bread, sugar, and maize flour in recent months, has made it difficult for them to afford three meals a day.

The cost of Maize flour is cheapest at Carrefour supermarket at 109 shillings per 2kg Soko brand packet while highest at Naivas and CleanShelf at 123 shillings per 2kg packet.

One Kilogram of the same product is sold at 63 shillings at Naivas and CleanShelf while 62 shillings at Carrefour.

SUPERMARKET 1KG 2KG

NAIVAS 63 123

CARREFOUR 62 109

CLEANSHELF 63 123

Meanwhile, the cost of IKg Menengai Soap cream is cheapest at Cleanshelf supermarket at 155 shillings while highest at Naivas supermarket where the product goes for 189 shillings. 1kg Zenta Cream Soap on the other hand sells at 185 shillings at Naivas and 170 shillings at CleanShelf Supermarket.

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Aerial Detergent Powder is retailing highest at Naivas Supermarket at 316 shillings for 1kg and 630 shillings for 2Kg. The same product retails at 284 shillings and 299 shillings per kilogram at Carrefour and CleanShelf respectively.

Concurrently, the cost of Fresh Fry Cooking is retailing highest at Carrefour with 3 liters running at 837 shillings and lowest at Cleanshelf, where 1 liter is going for 323 shillings.

SUPERMARKET 1L 2L 3L

NAIVAS 349 324 323

CARREFOUR 616 616 616

CLEANSHELF 884 874 884

Due to the pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to raise more revenue, the government has increased taxes on everyday household goods such as cooking gas, fuel, and food

For instance, the price of a liter of cooking oil is now three times more expensive than that of petrol. From 160 shillings to 360 shillings, which is a rise of 125 percent.

Many people have shared their shopping lists, complaining of how the sharp spike in prices of basic food items like milk, bread, sugar, and maize flour in recent months, has made it difficult for them to afford three meals a day.

The issue of price rises has for some time dominated the political sphere in the country and is bound to play a big role in August’s general elections, especially now that every politician is using it as a building block campaign strategy to show how much they care about the citizens.