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How Njoroge Karanja, a medical doctor in South B, Nairobi, lives on KES 214,300 a month
Njoroge Karanja, 62 — Medical doctor in South B, Nairobi, raising 4 children.
Every term opening is a crisis — fees are found, but always at a cost.
Earns: KES 214,300 per month. Housing: KES 33,800 rent.
Kitchen — KES 37,870/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 2,310 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 2,310 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 1,710 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 9,000 |
| Sugar | KES 790 |
| Cooking oil | KES 1,710 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 11,550 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 2,970 |
| Fruits | KES 3,300 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 220 |
| Gas refill (13kg cycle) | KES 1,950 |
Utilities — KES 8,610/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 3,000 |
| Water bill | KES 1,500 |
| Garbage collection | KES 370 |
| WiFi (home fibre) | KES 3,740 |
Connectivity — KES 5,850/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 900 |
| Data (bundled/postpaid) | KES 1,500 |
| TV (Gotv/DStv/Netflix) | KES 3,450 |
Transport — KES 23,250/month
| Fuel (own car) | KES 9,000 |
| Parking & tolls | KES 2,250 |
| Kids school transport | KES 12,000 |
Family — KES 71,250/month
| Diapers & baby care (under-4s) | KES 4,500 |
| School fees (3 kids, private/boarding) | KES 56,250 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 4,500 |
| Kids clothes & shoes | KES 6,000 |
Personal — KES 8,620/month
| Barber | KES 750 |
| Clothes & shoes | KES 6,000 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 1,870 |
Health — KES 8,920/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 4,420 |
| Private medical cover top-up | KES 4,500 |
Social — KES 24,130/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 3,210 |
| Chama contribution | KES 7,500 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 13,420 |
Debts
| Equity — personal/car loan | active | KES 1,318,197 |
| Local SACCO — SACCO loan | active | KES 402,996 |
Short every month by KES 8,000.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~9,000/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + decker bed for the kids.
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