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Kempton Park vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Kempton Park is 2.5 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Kempton Park
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Kempton Park
Transportation: pay 4.3 times more in Kempton Park
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Kempton Park
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Kempton Park
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.1% more in Kempton Park
Clothing: pay 7.7% more in Kempton Park

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Kempton Park are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, transportation, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Kempton Park.

Kempton Park vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Kempton Park
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$8.60 ZAR145.19	+107.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$5.02 ZAR84.70	-3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$1.06 ZAR17.92	+178.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.84 ZAR14.10	+481.8%
Average			+191.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Kempton Park
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$1.06 ZAR17.83	+76.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$4.02 ZAR67.87	+114.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$4.73 ZAR79.91	+27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$2.37 ZAR40.03	+63.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$2.21 ZAR37.32	+7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$0.78 ZAR13.23	+5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$0.72 ZAR12.08	+113.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$0.75 ZAR12.60	+162.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.80 ZAR13.47	+532.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.66 ZAR11.11	+249.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.70 ZAR11.87	+277.6%
Average			+148.2%

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pay 4.3 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Kempton Park
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$4.97 ZAR83.93	+265.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	$57.36 ZAR967.96	+790.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$22,943.68 ZAR387,185.15	-38.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$11.24 ZAR189.72	+322.7%
Average			+334.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Cairo	Kempton Park
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$41.63 ZAR702.57	+222.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$286.80 ZAR4,839.81	+34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$344.16 ZAR5,807.78	+151.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$97.18 ZAR1,640.02	+408.2%
Average			+203.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Kempton Park
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$218.24 ZAR3,682.87	+135.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$3,805.78 ZAR64,224.34	+72.1%
Average			+103.6%

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pay 71.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Kempton Park
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$2.29 ZAR38.72	+57.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$2.24 ZAR37.84	+38.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$3.01 ZAR50.82	+44.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$35.85 ZAR604.98	+107.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$7.74 ZAR130.67	+107.1%
Average			+71.1%

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pay 7.7% more for clothing

	Cairo	Kempton Park
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$50.27 ZAR848.32	+48.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$32.98 ZAR556.48	-27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$88.67 ZAR1,496.31	-24.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$82.91 ZAR1,399.08	+34.6%
Average			+7.7%

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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

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