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South Africa vs. Kempton Park Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 3.0% cheaper than Kempton Park.

Restaurants: pay 0.9% more in South Africa
Groceries: pay 7.5% less in South Africa
Transportation: pay 6.7% less in South Africa
Housing: pay 7.8% more in South Africa
Childcare: pay 8.2% less in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.5% less in South Africa
Clothing: pay 1.3% more in South Africa

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

South Africa vs. Kempton Park Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Kempton Park, you would:

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pay 0.9% more for restaurants

	Kempton Park	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.60 ZAR145.63	$9.33 ZAR157.99	+8.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.02 ZAR84.95	$5.11 ZAR86.54	+1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 ZAR17.97	$1.03 ZAR17.46	-2.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ZAR14.15	$0.80 ZAR13.59	-3.9%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 7.5% less for groceries

	Kempton Park	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR17.88	$1.00 ZAR16.97	-5.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 ZAR68.08	$3.88 ZAR65.75	-3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 ZAR80.15	$4.37 ZAR73.98	-7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 ZAR40.15	$2.33 ZAR39.49	-1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 ZAR37.43	$2.13 ZAR36.12	-3.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 ZAR13.27	$0.73 ZAR12.33	-7.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 ZAR12.12	$0.65 ZAR11.04	-8.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.63	$0.68 ZAR11.57	-8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 ZAR13.51	$0.71 ZAR12.00	-11.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ZAR11.14	$0.59 ZAR9.91	-11.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR11.91	$0.60 ZAR10.16	-14.7%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 6.7% less for transportation

	Kempton Park	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.97 ZAR84.18	$4.92 ZAR83.33	-1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.36 ZAR970.88	$56.18 ZAR950.86	-2.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,943.68 ZAR388,351.61	$21,394.82 ZAR362,135.06	-6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.24 ZAR190.29	$9.34 ZAR158.05	-16.9%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 7.8% more for housing

	Kempton Park	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.63 ZAR704.68	$39.36 ZAR666.17	-5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$286.80 ZAR4,854.40	$404.16 ZAR6,840.92	+40.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$344.16 ZAR5,825.27	$361.59 ZAR6,120.39	+5.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.18 ZAR1,644.96	$88.13 ZAR1,491.68	-9.3%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 8.2% less for childcare

	Kempton Park	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$218.24 ZAR3,693.96	$173.48 ZAR2,936.29	-20.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,805.78 ZAR64,417.82	$3,962.11 ZAR67,063.83	+4.1%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Kempton Park	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 ZAR38.84	$2.18 ZAR36.86	-5.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 ZAR37.95	$2.05 ZAR34.68	-8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.01 ZAR50.97	$2.96 ZAR50.17	-1.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.85 ZAR606.80	$30.26 ZAR512.21	-15.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.74 ZAR131.07	$6.85 ZAR115.92	-11.6%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 1.3% more for clothing

	Kempton Park	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.27 ZAR850.88	$50.74 ZAR858.89	+0.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.98 ZAR558.16	$32.75 ZAR554.38	-0.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.67 ZAR1,500.82	$94.19 ZAR1,594.31	+6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.91 ZAR1,403.29	$81.80 ZAR1,384.49	-1.3%
Average			+1.3%

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