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Kempton Park vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Kempton Park is 19.1% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 10.2% more in Kempton Park
Groceries: pay 35.4% more in Kempton Park
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Kempton Park
Housing: pay 41.7% more in Kempton Park
Childcare: pay 68.3% less in Kempton Park
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.7% less in Kempton Park
Clothing: pay 17.1% less in Kempton Park

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Kempton Park are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kempton Park. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Kempton Park.

Kempton Park vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kempton Park instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 10.2% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Kempton Park
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY410.93	$8.60 ZAR145.19	-10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.56	$5.02 ZAR84.70	-40.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.59	$1.06 ZAR17.92	-12.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.49	$0.84 ZAR14.10	+104.0%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 35.4% more for groceries

	Ankara	Kempton Park
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.48	$1.06 ZAR17.83	+53.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.38	$4.02 ZAR67.87	-16.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.66	$4.73 ZAR79.91	+29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.07	$2.37 ZAR40.03	+2.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.76	$2.21 ZAR37.32	-13.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.77	$0.78 ZAR13.23	+12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.88	$0.72 ZAR12.08	-31.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.62	$0.75 ZAR12.60	+24.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.15	$0.80 ZAR13.47	+25.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.60	$0.66 ZAR11.11	+123.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.67	$0.70 ZAR11.87	+181.4%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Kempton Park
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.30	$4.97 ZAR83.93	+12.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.24	$57.36 ZAR967.96	+535.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	$22,943.68 ZAR387,185.15	-52.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.65	$11.24 ZAR189.72	+66.9%
Average			+140.8%

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pay 41.7% more for housing

	Ankara	Kempton Park
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.00	$41.63 ZAR702.57	+203.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	$286.80 ZAR4,839.81	-60.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	$344.16 ZAR5,807.78	-32.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	$97.18 ZAR1,640.02	+56.4%
Average			+41.7%

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pay 68.3% less for childcare

	Ankara	Kempton Park
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	$218.24 ZAR3,682.87	-63.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	$3,805.78 ZAR64,224.34	-73.0%
Average			-68.3%

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pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Kempton Park
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.10	$2.29 ZAR38.72	-36.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.60	$2.24 ZAR37.84	-30.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.46	$3.01 ZAR50.82	+39.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	$35.85 ZAR604.98	-35.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY274.81	$7.74 ZAR130.67	+20.3%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 17.1% less for clothing

	Ankara	Kempton Park
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	$50.27 ZAR848.32	-12.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	$32.98 ZAR556.48	-27.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	$88.67 ZAR1,496.31	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	$82.91 ZAR1,399.08	-13.6%
Average			-17.1%

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