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Kempton Park vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Kempton Park is 23.1% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 30.9% more in Kempton Park
Groceries: pay 24.1% more in Kempton Park
Transportation: pay 12.3% more in Kempton Park
Housing: pay 65.7% more in Kempton Park
Childcare: pay 29.6% less in Kempton Park
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0% less in Kempton Park
Clothing: pay 63.1% more in Kempton Park

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

Kempton Park vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.9% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Kempton Park
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$8.60 ZAR145.19	+48.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$5.02 ZAR84.70	-28.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$1.06 ZAR17.92	+51.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$0.84 ZAR14.10	+52.2%
Average			+30.9%

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pay 24.1% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Kempton Park
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$1.06 ZAR17.83	+93.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$4.02 ZAR67.87	-27.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$4.73 ZAR79.91	+41.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$2.37 ZAR40.03	+44.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$2.21 ZAR37.32	-24.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$0.78 ZAR13.23	-44.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$0.72 ZAR12.08	+50.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$0.75 ZAR12.60	-16.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$0.80 ZAR13.47	+75.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.66 ZAR11.11	+34.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.70 ZAR11.87	+38.9%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 12.3% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Kempton Park
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$4.97 ZAR83.93	-7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	$57.36 ZAR967.96	+85.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$22,943.68 ZAR387,185.15	+5.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$11.24 ZAR189.72	-34.0%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 65.7% more for housing

	Nairobi	Kempton Park
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$41.63 ZAR702.57	+4.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$286.80 ZAR4,839.81	-39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$344.16 ZAR5,807.78	+66.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$97.18 ZAR1,640.02	+231.4%
Average			+65.7%

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pay 29.6% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Kempton Park
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$218.24 ZAR3,682.87	-2.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$3,805.78 ZAR64,224.34	-56.6%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Kempton Park
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$2.29 ZAR38.72	-1.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$2.24 ZAR37.84	-5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$3.01 ZAR50.82	-2.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$35.85 ZAR604.98	-20.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$7.74 ZAR130.67	+5.3%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 63.1% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Kempton Park
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$50.27 ZAR848.32	+156.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$32.98 ZAR556.48	+32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$88.67 ZAR1,496.31	+30.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$82.91 ZAR1,399.08	+33.1%
Average			+63.1%

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