Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 14.4% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 51.4% more in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 6.3% less in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 21.8% more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 54.7% less in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.4% less in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 49.3% less in Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.4% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB97.50	$7.12 ZWL2,294.25	+144.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB195.01	$5.00 ZWL1,610.00	-14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.61	$0.62 ZWL198.95	+0.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.77	$0.51 ZWL164.26	+74.9%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 6.3% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB50.95	$1.02 ZWL328.81	-32.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB392.96	$5.32 ZWL1,712.90	-54.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB244.97	$5.64 ZWL1,815.06	-23.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB76.06	$2.05 ZWL661.44	-9.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.01	$2.28 ZWL732.64	+73.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.25	$1.02 ZWL327.34	-30.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.32	$0.78 ZWL250.11	+6.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.65	$1.16 ZWL375.00	+12.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.93	$0.67 ZWL217.19	-16.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.85	$0.52 ZWL168.11	-26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.83	$0.82 ZWL264.39	+31.9%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 21.8% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB149.46	$6.15 ZWL1,979.95	+37.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,316.30	$36.25 ZWL11,672.50	-7.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,852,569.13	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	-54.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB346.14	$21.94 ZWL7,065.30	+112.2%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB514.15	$126.28 ZWL40,661.44	+722.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,123.29	$283.93 ZWL91,425.00	-50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,104.92	$200.00 ZWL64,400.00	-33.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,253.76	$49.83 ZWL16,046.33	-26.0%
Average			+153.0%

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pay 54.7% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,176.14	$210.71 ZWL67,850.00	-66.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB441,554.60	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	-42.7%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB78.00	$1.50 ZWL483.00	-35.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB86.48	$2.65 ZWL854.83	+2.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB140.65	$1.56 ZWL503.12	-62.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,826.89	$44.32 ZWL14,270.45	-18.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB243.76	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+37.3%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 49.3% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,850.00	$21.11 ZWL6,797.78	-61.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,166.16	$19.44 ZWL6,261.11	-44.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,250.09	$52.50 ZWL16,905.00	-45.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,083.55	$50.45 ZWL16,246.36	-45.2%
Average			-49.3%

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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: April 2025

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