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How Ifrah Sheikh, a public school teacher in Ruiru, lives on KES 49,600 a month
Ifrah Sheikh, 34 — Public school teacher (TSC) in Ruiru, raising 1 child.
Health costs eat a fixed slice before anything else moves.
Earns: KES 49,600 per month. Housing: KES 12,700 rent.
Kitchen — KES 8,660/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 770 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 520 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 520 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 2,150 |
| Sugar | KES 240 |
| Cooking oil | KES 470 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 1,990 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 640 |
| Fruits | KES 560 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 80 |
| Gas refill (13kg cycle) | KES 670 |
Utilities — KES 3,360/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 1,010 |
| Water bill | KES 500 |
| Garbage collection | KES 160 |
| WiFi (home fibre) | KES 1,690 |
Connectivity — KES 1,540/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 390 |
| Data bundles | KES 560 |
| TV (Gotv/DStv) | KES 590 |
Transport — KES 5,500/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 3,810 |
| Kids school transport | KES 1,690 |
Family — KES 5,000/month
| School fees (1 kid, private day) | KES 3,660 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 500 |
| Kids clothes & shoes | KES 840 |
Personal — KES 3,300/month
| Salon (braids/treatment) | KES 1,400 |
| Clothes & shoes | KES 1,400 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 500 |
Health — KES 2,730/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 760 |
| Lives with diabetes care | KES 1,970 |
Social — KES 830/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 830 |
Debts
| Zenka — mobile loan | active | KES 12,368 |
| Tala — mobile loan (defaulted) | CRB-listed | KES 15,000 |
| Mwalimu SACCO — SACCO loan | active | KES 223,630 |
Left over each month: KES 5,980.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~2,150/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + kids' bed.
Lives with diabetes — monthly insulin & clinic.
Saving toward: Plot deposit.
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