Cost of living comparison

compared to

Kempton Park vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Kempton Park is 22.9% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Kempton Park
Groceries: pay 11.2% more in Kempton Park
Transportation: pay 67.2% more in Kempton Park
Housing: pay 67.1% more in Kempton Park
Childcare: pay 76.4% less in Kempton Park
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% more in Kempton Park
Clothing: pay 10.4% less in Kempton Park

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

Kempton Park vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Kempton Park
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$8.60 ZAR145.19	+104.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$5.02 ZAR84.70	+2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.06 ZAR17.92	+121.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.84 ZAR14.10	+172.3%
Average			+100.2%

Beijing vs. Kempton Park - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 11.2% more for groceries

	Beijing	Kempton Park
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$1.06 ZAR17.83	-38.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$4.02 ZAR67.87	-46.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$4.73 ZAR79.91	-28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$2.37 ZAR40.03	+33.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$2.21 ZAR37.32	+44.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$0.78 ZAR13.23	-20.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.72 ZAR12.08	-6.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$0.75 ZAR12.60	-6.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$0.80 ZAR13.47	+32.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.66 ZAR11.11	+88.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.70 ZAR11.87	+70.5%
Average			+11.2%

Beijing vs. Kempton Park - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 67.2% more for transportation

	Beijing	Kempton Park
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$4.97 ZAR83.93	+18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	$57.36 ZAR967.96	+81.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$22,943.68 ZAR387,185.15	+25.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$11.24 ZAR189.72	+143.0%
Average			+67.2%

Beijing vs. Kempton Park - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 67.1% more for housing

	Beijing	Kempton Park
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$41.63 ZAR702.57	+221.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$286.80 ZAR4,839.81	-69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$344.16 ZAR5,807.78	-31.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$97.18 ZAR1,640.02	+147.5%
Average			+67.1%

Beijing vs. Kempton Park - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 76.4% less for childcare

	Beijing	Kempton Park
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$218.24 ZAR3,682.87	-69.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$3,805.78 ZAR64,224.34	-83.6%
Average			-76.4%

Beijing vs. Kempton Park - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Kempton Park
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$2.29 ZAR38.72	+104.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$2.24 ZAR37.84	-22.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$3.01 ZAR50.82	-28.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$35.85 ZAR604.98	-38.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$7.74 ZAR130.67	-7.9%
Average			+1.5%

Beijing vs. Kempton Park - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 10.4% less for clothing

	Beijing	Kempton Park
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$50.27 ZAR848.32	-19.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$32.98 ZAR556.48	-9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$88.67 ZAR1,496.31	+8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$82.91 ZAR1,399.08	-21.4%
Average			-10.4%

Beijing vs. Kempton Park - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Beijing vs.

Wellington

Beijing vs.

Mexico City

Beijing vs.

Bangkok

Beijing vs.

Prague

Beijing vs.

Rome

Beijing vs.

Delhi

Beijing vs.

Reykjavik

Beijing vs.

Kiev

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in China vs. South Africa. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within China and South Africa.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Beijing

Add prices for Kempton Park

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Kempton Park or Beijing. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.