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Kempton Park vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Kempton Park is 8.4% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 34.6% less in Kempton Park
Groceries: pay 27.9% less in Kempton Park
Transportation: pay 89.7% more in Kempton Park
Housing: pay 18.0% more in Kempton Park
Childcare: pay 57.2% less in Kempton Park
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.3% less in Kempton Park
Clothing: pay 22.6% less in Kempton Park

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

Kempton Park vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Kempton Park
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$8.60 ZAR145.19	-20.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$5.02 ZAR84.70	-43.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$1.06 ZAR17.92	-38.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$0.84 ZAR14.10	-35.9%
Average			-34.6%

Mexico City vs. Kempton Park - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.9% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Kempton Park
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$1.06 ZAR17.83	-59.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$4.02 ZAR67.87	-20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$4.73 ZAR79.91	-27.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$2.37 ZAR40.03	-9.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$2.21 ZAR37.32	-41.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$0.78 ZAR13.23	-42.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.72 ZAR12.08	-10.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$0.75 ZAR12.60	-23.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$0.80 ZAR13.47	-11.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.66 ZAR11.11	-31.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.70 ZAR11.87	-29.2%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 89.7% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Kempton Park
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$4.97 ZAR83.93	-3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$57.36 ZAR967.96	+193.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$22,943.68 ZAR387,185.15	+14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$11.24 ZAR189.72	+154.1%
Average			+89.7%

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pay 18.0% more for housing

	Mexico City	Kempton Park
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$41.63 ZAR702.57	+34.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$286.80 ZAR4,839.81	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$344.16 ZAR5,807.78	-49.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$97.18 ZAR1,640.02	+160.1%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 57.2% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Kempton Park
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$218.24 ZAR3,682.87	-49.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$3,805.78 ZAR64,224.34	-65.1%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Kempton Park
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$2.29 ZAR38.72	-29.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$2.24 ZAR37.84	-41.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$3.01 ZAR50.82	-30.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$35.85 ZAR604.98	-38.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$7.74 ZAR130.67	+18.9%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 22.6% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Kempton Park
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$50.27 ZAR848.32	-17.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$32.98 ZAR556.48	-31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$88.67 ZAR1,496.31	-16.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$82.91 ZAR1,399.08	-25.2%
Average			-22.6%

Mexico City vs. Kempton Park - 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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