Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Harare, Zimbabwe

Harare vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Harare is 20.6% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 75.3% more in Harare
Groceries: pay 3.7% more in Harare
Transportation: pay 23.2% more in Harare
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Harare
Childcare: pay 50.7% less in Harare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in Harare
Clothing: pay 52.4% less in Harare

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

Harare vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Harare instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 75.3% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Harare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB97.07	$9.00 ZWL2,898.00	+209.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB194.15	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	-5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.52	$0.74 ZWL236.90	+19.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.72	$0.52 ZWL167.52	+78.3%
Average			+75.3%

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pay 3.7% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Harare
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB50.73	$1.01 ZWL324.64	-33.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB391.23	$4.88 ZWL1,572.43	-58.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB243.89	$6.09 ZWL1,960.22	-16.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB75.72	$2.18 ZWL700.35	-4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB43.81	$2.86 ZWL919.99	+117.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.03	$1.35 ZWL435.59	-8.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.21	$0.76 ZWL244.28	+4.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.50	$1.01 ZWL325.75	-2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.81	$0.83 ZWL266.25	+2.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.75	$0.64 ZWL204.77	-10.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.74	$0.94 ZWL302.06	+50.7%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 23.2% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Harare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB148.81	$6.10 ZWL1,964.49	+36.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,310.50	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	+8.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,844,409.64	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	-54.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB344.61	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	+103.1%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Harare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB511.88	$119.22 ZWL38,389.56	+676.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,039.07	$367.86 ZWL118,450.00	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,060.42	$283.33 ZWL91,233.33	-6.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,243.84	$45.12 ZWL14,527.88	-33.0%
Average			+150.4%

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pay 50.7% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Harare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,082.87	$261.43 ZWL84,180.00	-58.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB439,609.81	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	-42.7%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Harare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB77.66	$1.50 ZWL483.00	-35.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB86.10	$3.14 ZWL1,012.00	+21.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB140.03	$1.38 ZWL442.75	-67.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,818.85	$63.64 ZWL20,490.91	+16.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB242.69	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+37.3%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 52.4% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Harare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,841.85	$18.89 ZWL6,082.22	-65.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,161.03	$23.89 ZWL7,692.22	-31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,235.77	$36.67 ZWL11,806.67	-62.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,069.97	$45.91 ZWL14,782.73	-50.2%
Average			-52.4%

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