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Kempton Park vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Kempton Park is 9.0% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 26.2% more in Kempton Park
Groceries: pay 6.3% more in Kempton Park
Transportation: pay 28.3% more in Kempton Park
Housing: pay 31.3% more in Kempton Park
Childcare: pay 20.1% less in Kempton Park
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.5% less in Kempton Park
Clothing: pay 1.2% less in Kempton Park

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

Kempton Park vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.2% more for restaurants

	Lima	Kempton Park
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$8.60 ZAR145.19	+100.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$5.02 ZAR84.70	-29.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.06 ZAR17.92	+5.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.84 ZAR14.10	+28.0%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 6.3% more for groceries

	Lima	Kempton Park
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$1.06 ZAR17.83	-60.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$4.02 ZAR67.87	-11.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$4.73 ZAR79.91	-17.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$2.37 ZAR40.03	-20.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$2.21 ZAR37.32	-16.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$0.78 ZAR13.23	-22.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.72 ZAR12.08	+41.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.75 ZAR12.60	+29.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$0.80 ZAR13.47	+41.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.66 ZAR11.11	+42.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.70 ZAR11.87	+62.1%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 28.3% more for transportation

	Lima	Kempton Park
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$4.97 ZAR83.93	-4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$57.36 ZAR967.96	+151.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,198.40	$22,943.68 ZAR387,185.15	+14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$11.24 ZAR189.72	-48.2%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 31.3% more for housing

	Lima	Kempton Park
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$41.63 ZAR702.57	+66.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.35	$286.80 ZAR4,839.81	-56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.98	$344.16 ZAR5,807.78	-8.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.33	$97.18 ZAR1,640.02	+123.3%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 20.1% less for childcare

	Lima	Kempton Park
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.14	$218.24 ZAR3,682.87	+13.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,615.34	$3,805.78 ZAR64,224.34	-53.7%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Kempton Park
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$2.29 ZAR38.72	+0.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$2.24 ZAR37.84	-14.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$3.01 ZAR50.82	-47.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.64	$35.85 ZAR604.98	+15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$7.74 ZAR130.67	+8.5%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 1.2% less for clothing

	Lima	Kempton Park
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$50.27 ZAR848.32	-1.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.13	$32.98 ZAR556.48	-7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.34	$88.67 ZAR1,496.31	+5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.36	$82.91 ZAR1,399.08	-1.0%
Average			-1.2%

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