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Mexico City vs. Kempton Park Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 50.2% more expensive than Kempton Park.

Restaurants: pay 55.3% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 46.4% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 34.0% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 71.5% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.7% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 30.0% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Kempton Park. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Kempton Park Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Kempton Park, you would:

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pay 55.3% more for restaurants

	Kempton Park	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.60 ZAR145.19	$10.86 MX$195.57	+26.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.02 ZAR84.70	$8.82 MX$158.90	+75.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 ZAR17.92	$1.73 MX$31.20	+63.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ZAR14.10	$1.30 MX$23.49	+56.0%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 46.4% more for groceries

	Kempton Park	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR17.83	$2.63 MX$47.29	+148.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 ZAR67.87	$5.04 MX$90.79	+25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 ZAR79.91	$6.54 MX$117.78	+38.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 ZAR40.03	$2.61 MX$46.96	+9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 ZAR37.32	$3.80 MX$68.54	+72.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 ZAR13.23	$1.37 MX$24.66	+74.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 ZAR12.08	$0.80 MX$14.41	+11.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.60	$0.97 MX$17.53	+30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 ZAR13.47	$0.91 MX$16.32	+13.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ZAR11.11	$0.96 MX$17.27	+45.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR11.87	$0.99 MX$17.91	+41.3%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 34.0% less for transportation

	Kempton Park	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.97 ZAR83.93	$5.14 MX$92.54	+3.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.36 ZAR967.96	$19.54 MX$352.03	-65.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,943.68 ZAR387,185.15	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	-12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.24 ZAR189.72	$4.42 MX$79.70	-60.6%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 71.5% more for housing

	Kempton Park	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.63 ZAR702.57	$30.93 MX$557.23	-25.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$286.80 ZAR4,839.81	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	+276.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$344.16 ZAR5,807.78	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	+96.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.18 ZAR1,640.02	$37.36 MX$673.03	-61.6%
Average			+71.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Kempton Park	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$218.24 ZAR3,682.87	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	+97.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,805.78 ZAR64,224.34	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	+186.3%
Average			+141.8%

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pay 40.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kempton Park	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 ZAR38.72	$3.26 MX$58.67	+42.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 ZAR37.84	$3.81 MX$68.70	+70.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.01 ZAR50.82	$4.34 MX$78.23	+44.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.85 ZAR604.98	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	+63.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.74 ZAR130.67	$6.51 MX$117.34	-15.9%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 30.0% more for clothing

	Kempton Park	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.27 ZAR848.32	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	+21.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.98 ZAR556.48	$48.08 MX$866.05	+45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.67 ZAR1,496.31	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	+19.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.91 ZAR1,399.08	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	+33.8%
Average			+30.0%

Kempton Park vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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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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