{"id":185,"date":"2019-09-18T09:11:38","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T09:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/global.kibu.ac.ke\/?page_id=98"},"modified":"2026-04-20T11:25:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:25:18","slug":"cost-of-living","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/global\/cost-of-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost of Living"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"185\" class=\"elementor elementor-185\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dcec9c1 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dcec9c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2c57cb\" data-id=\"d2c57cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f1998c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6f1998c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f91f948\" data-id=\"f91f948\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c9763f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c9763f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"365\">The official currency used in Kenya is the <strong data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"197\">Kenya Shilling (KES)<\/strong>. International students are advised to regularly monitor exchange rates and plan their finances accordingly to ensure they have sufficient funds to support their stay.<\/p><p data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"579\">Once in Kenya, all transactions are conducted in Kenya Shillings. Banking services are widely available, with numerous commercial banks and foreign exchange bureaus offering convenient currency exchange services.<\/p><p data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"820\">Most Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) accept international bank cards, including debit and credit cards with <strong data-start=\"690\" data-end=\"700\">Cirrus<\/strong> or <strong data-start=\"704\" data-end=\"715\">Maestro<\/strong> functionality. This allows students to easily access funds from their home bank accounts while in Kenya.<\/p><p data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"953\">For up-to-date exchange rates and currency conversions, students are encouraged to visit reliable platforms such as <strong data-start=\"938\" data-end=\"952\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xe.com\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"940\" data-end=\"950\">www.xe.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The official currency used in Kenya is the Kenya Shilling (KES). International students are advised to regularly monitor exchange rates and plan their finances accordingly to ensure they have sufficient funds to support their stay. Once in Kenya, all transactions are conducted in Kenya Shillings. 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