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Kempton Park vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Kempton Park is 0.2% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 7.6% less in Kempton Park
Groceries: pay 8.6% more in Kempton Park
Transportation: pay 47.5% more in Kempton Park
Housing: pay 73.0% more in Kempton Park
Childcare: pay 70.1% less in Kempton Park
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.0% less in Kempton Park
Clothing: pay 35.0% less in Kempton Park

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

Kempton Park vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.6% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Kempton Park
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$8.60 ZAR145.19	-27.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$5.02 ZAR84.70	-15.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$1.06 ZAR17.92	-23.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$0.84 ZAR14.10	+36.7%
Average			-7.6%

Moscow vs. Kempton Park - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.6% more for groceries

	Moscow	Kempton Park
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$1.06 ZAR17.83	+24.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$4.02 ZAR67.87	-35.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$4.73 ZAR79.91	+2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$2.37 ZAR40.03	+41.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$2.21 ZAR37.32	-10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$0.78 ZAR13.23	-3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.72 ZAR12.08	-17.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$0.75 ZAR12.60	-17.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$0.80 ZAR13.47	-51.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.66 ZAR11.11	+54.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.70 ZAR11.87	+107.8%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 47.5% more for transportation

	Moscow	Kempton Park
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$4.97 ZAR83.93	+75.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$57.36 ZAR967.96	+56.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$22,943.68 ZAR387,185.15	-38.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$11.24 ZAR189.72	+96.3%
Average			+47.5%

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pay 73.0% more for housing

	Moscow	Kempton Park
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$41.63 ZAR702.57	+432.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$286.80 ZAR4,839.81	-77.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$344.16 ZAR5,807.78	-51.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$97.18 ZAR1,640.02	-12.1%
Average			+73.0%

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pay 70.1% less for childcare

	Moscow	Kempton Park
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$218.24 ZAR3,682.87	-66.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$3,805.78 ZAR64,224.34	-73.4%
Average			-70.1%

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pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Kempton Park
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$2.29 ZAR38.72	-45.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$2.24 ZAR37.84	-29.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$3.01 ZAR50.82	+0.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$35.85 ZAR604.98	-19.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$7.74 ZAR130.67	+18.0%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 35.0% less for clothing

	Moscow	Kempton Park
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$50.27 ZAR848.32	-33.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$32.98 ZAR556.48	-30.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$88.67 ZAR1,496.31	-27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$82.91 ZAR1,399.08	-47.1%
Average			-35.0%

Moscow vs. Kempton Park - Cost of clothing

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