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Kempton Park vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Kempton Park is 26.9% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 33.7% more in Kempton Park
Groceries: pay 26.2% less in Kempton Park
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Kempton Park
Housing: pay 10.7% more in Kempton Park
Childcare: pay 10.1% less in Kempton Park
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% more in Kempton Park
Clothing: pay 22.4% more in Kempton Park

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

Kempton Park vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.7% more for restaurants

	Manila	Kempton Park
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$8.60 ZAR145.19	+42.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$5.02 ZAR84.70	+16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$1.06 ZAR17.92	+9.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$0.84 ZAR14.10	+66.0%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 26.2% less for groceries

	Manila	Kempton Park
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$1.06 ZAR17.83	-20.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$4.02 ZAR67.87	-5.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$4.73 ZAR79.91	-35.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$2.37 ZAR40.03	+7.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$2.21 ZAR37.32	-3.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$0.78 ZAR13.23	-48.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.72 ZAR12.08	-12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$0.75 ZAR12.60	-54.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$0.80 ZAR13.47	-22.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$0.66 ZAR11.11	-43.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.70 ZAR11.87	-48.8%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Manila	Kempton Park
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$4.97 ZAR83.93	+19.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	$57.36 ZAR967.96	+316.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$22,943.68 ZAR387,185.15	-9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$11.24 ZAR189.72	+284.4%
Average			+152.7%

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pay 10.7% more for housing

	Manila	Kempton Park
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$41.63 ZAR702.57	+53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$286.80 ZAR4,839.81	-44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$344.16 ZAR5,807.78	+36.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$97.18 ZAR1,640.02	-3.3%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 10.1% less for childcare

	Manila	Kempton Park
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$218.24 ZAR3,682.87	+57.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$3,805.78 ZAR64,224.34	-77.7%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Kempton Park
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$2.29 ZAR38.72	+56.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$2.24 ZAR37.84	-13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$3.01 ZAR50.82	-7.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$35.85 ZAR604.98	-14.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$7.74 ZAR130.67	+3.5%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 22.4% more for clothing

	Manila	Kempton Park
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$50.27 ZAR848.32	+2.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$32.98 ZAR556.48	+11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$88.67 ZAR1,496.31	+9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$82.91 ZAR1,399.08	+66.8%
Average			+22.4%

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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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