Weekly Shopping Tracker: Baking Flour, Toilet Paper Prices Spike This Week

UPDATE: Baking flour prices recorded an increase this week, with all the outlets selling a 2-kg packet at between Ksh150 and Ksh159, a spike from last week’s Ksh129. Toilet paper also increased in prices, retailing between Ksh129 and Ksh135 for a 4-roll pack compared to the low prices of Ksh106 last week.

If you feel like everyday essentials are getting harder to afford, you're definitely not alone. In recent years, the state of the economy has left many Kenyans worried about the rising cost of living, especially when it comes to food.

According to Statista, about 26% of the Kenyan population lived in extreme poverty in 2024, surviving on less than $2.15 a day. Of that, 12.1 million lived in rural areas, while another 1.9 million were in urban centers.

At Money254, we know that planning your weekly shopping can make a big difference when every shilling counts. That’s why we’ve put together a Weekly Price Tracker — comparing the lowest prices for 10 basic household items across four major supermarkets: Carrefour, Naivas, Quickmart, and Chandarana Foodplus.

Why These Items and How We Track Them

We picked 10 essentials — maize flour, rice, wheat flour, sugar, cooking oil, cooking fat, milk, bread, toilet paper, and eggs — because they’re the backbone of most household shopping lists every week.

When comparing prices, we focus on the lowest available options, regardless of brand or packaging. Our goal is simple: to help you stretch your budget further by showing you the most affordable deals.

For now, our tracker focuses on the four leading retailers in Nairobi. All prices are in Kenya Shillings (Ksh)

Price Comparison for 10 Basic Goods

Maize Flour

Here we are tracking prices for the 2-kilogram packet, which ranged between Ksh144 and Ksh159.

Naivas - Ksh144

Quickmart - Ksh155

Carrefour - Ksh159

Chandarana Foodplus - Ksh144

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Rice

Here, we concentrated on the 2-kilogram packet, which retailed at above Ksh269 in all the outlets.

Naivas - Ksh269

Quickmart - Ksh307

Carrefour - Ksh269

Chandarana Foodplus - Ksh324

Baking/Wheat Flour

For this, our eye was on the 2-kilogram packet, which retailed for between Ksh129 and Ksh155

Naivas - Ksh150

Quickmart - Ksh155

Carrefour - Ksh155

Chandarana Foodplus - Ksh153

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Sugar

For this, we concentrated on the 2-kilogram packet, which retailed between Ksh339 and Ksh350.

Naivas - Ksh339

Quickmart - Ksh350

Carrefour - Ksh347

Chandarana Foodplus - Ksh349

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Cooking Oil

For this, we concentrated on the 1-litre, which retailed at between Ksh295 and Ksh306.

Naivas - Ksh299

Quickmart - Ksh299

Carrefour - Ksh306

Chandarana Foodplus - Ksh295

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Cooking Fat

Here, we concentrated on the 1-kg, which retailed at between Ksh327 and Ksh350.

Naivas - Ksh350

Quickmart - Ksh327

Carrefour - Ksh342

Chandarana Foodplus - Ksh339

‍Milk

Here, we concentrated on the 500ml packet, which retailed at between Ksh43 and Ksh47.

Naivas - Ksh43

Quickmart - Ksh45

Carrefour - Ksh47

Chandarana Foodplus - Ksh45

Bread

Here, we concentrated on the 400g packet, which retailed at between Ksh53 and Ksh65.

Naivas - Ksh53

Quickmart - Ksh59

Carrefour - Ksh54

Chandarana Foodplus - Ksh65

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Toilet Paper

Here we concentrated on the 2 pair (bundled as 4), which retailed at between Ksh106 and Ksh139.

Naivas - Ksh129 

Quickmart - Ksh140

Carrefour - Ksh132

Chandarana Foodplus - Ksh135

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Eggs

Here, we concentrated on the tray, which retailed at between Ksh495 and Ksh619.

Naivas - Ksh510

Quickmart - Ksh575

Carrefour - Ksh495

Chandarana Foodplus - Ksh529