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I am a security guard in Nairobi. This is how I survive on Sh. 18,000 salary

How to Survive with 20k Salary in Nairobi

How to Survive with 20k Salary in Nairobi: With a small salary, surviving in Nairobi can be a real hustle. One Kenyan has come out to share how he survives with his family in the slums of Nairobi with a salary of less than Sh. 20,000. Here is what he shared:

I’m a night security guard earning Sh. 18,000. This is my monthly budget and this is how I survive living in the slums of Nairobi.

Rent 2,500

Co-Op post

Mama 2,000

Food 3,500

Fees 1 kid private 1,500

NCBA

Savings 5,000 standing order bank

Chamaa 2,000

Wife doesn’t work, planning to put up a business of her choice for her and I do other manual side hustles kama za mjengo but not regularly.

This is the Breakdown of the Sh. 3,500 for food:

1). Unga ugali poshomil @200/= two tins, we mix it with two 2kg packets @200/= total 400/= enough for a month

2). Sugar ya kupima 3kg @120/= total 360/= a month

3). 1 tray egg 360/= a month

4). 2 packets 2kg familar uji @120 total 240/= a month

5). Mchele ya kupima 4kg @120 total 480 a month

6).  Unga Ngano 3 packets za 2kg @120 total 360/= a month

7). chumvi 30/=

8). Bar soap 140/= a month

9). Bathing Soap Sawa 2 @45 total 90/= a month

10). Tissue 1big roll Dawn 75/= a month

11). Salad ya kupima 3 litres @200/= total 600/= a month (this is where the problem is, it used to be cheap but it just doubled from nowhere)

12). Nice and lovely 150/=

15). Wife’s Hair 700/=

16). kiwi ya mtoto 75/=

17). Toothpaste 150/=

I earn 45k but saves Sh. 500 only. What can I do to afford a 400k plot?

The rest that’s daily foods are cheap here like sukuma wiki ya 20, omena ya 50/= nyama 200/= maybe twice a week, kitungu 1kg 100/= two weeks, gidheri/maharagwe Kikombe @30 bob watu wawili 60 kando ya barabara.

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  1. Unga ngano 2kg now is 200+ unless there’s an offer which is usually around 4bob. Are you still buying 3pkts 2kg ama uliadjust. Swali tu.
    You are a good planner, I must commend you for that. It’s a skill many lack. Esp men…bravoooo

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