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Convert 1,000 Kenyan Shilling (KES) to Congolese Franc (CDF)

Convert Kenyan shillings to Congolese francs at the live mid-market rate. Reverse: CDF to KES

1,000 Kenyan shillings =

17,496.08 CDF −0.09% today

1 KES = 17.4961 CDF · 1 CDF = 0.0571557 KES

Mid-market rate, updated 17:18 UTC. Paid plans update as often as every 60 seconds. Get KES→CDF rates via API

KES to CDF over the last year

17.0018.0019.00Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
19.407
52-week low
16.352
52-week average
17.374
Change over the year
−9.79%

Conversion tables

KES to CDF
KES CDF
1 KES 17.50 CDF
10 KES 174.96 CDF
100 KES 1,749.61 CDF
1,000 KES 17,496.08 CDF
10,000 KES 174,960.82 CDF
50,000 KES 874,804.09 CDF
100,000 KES 1,749,608.18 CDF
CDF to KES
CDF KES
1 CDF 0.05716 KES
10 CDF 0.5716 KES
100 CDF 5.72 KES
1,000 CDF 57.16 KES
10,000 CDF 571.56 KES
50,000 CDF 2,857.78 KES
100,000 CDF 5,715.57 KES

Get KES→CDF rates via API

The live rate, the rate on any past day or a whole range, for CDF and 170+ other currencies, as JSON. Free plan included. See the exchange rate API.

curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/latest \
  -G -d base_currency=KES -d currencies=CDF \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

# the rate on a past day
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/historical \
  -G -d base_currency=KES -d currencies=CDF \
  -d date=2025-10-04 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about KES to CDF

How much is 1,000 KES in CDF?

1,000 Kenyan shillings is 17,496.08 Congolese francs at the mid-market rate of 4 October 2026, 17:18 UTC, when 1 KES = 17.4961 CDF.

What was the KES to CDF rate over the last year?

Over the last 52 weeks 1 KES ranged from 16.3523 to 19.407 CDF, 17.3738 CDF on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

The mid-market rate: the midpoint between what currency markets pay and ask for KES/CDF, without the margin a bank or card issuer adds, so the rate you are charged is usually a little worse.