Cost of living comparison

Harare, Zimbabwe

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 38.9% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 30.5% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 13.1% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 9.1% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 6.0% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.4% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.5% less for restaurants

	Harare	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.00 ZWL2,898.00	$2.91 THB97.61	-67.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$5.83 THB195.22	+5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 ZWL236.90	$0.62 THB20.63	-16.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 ZWL167.52	$0.29 THB9.78	-43.9%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 13.1% more for groceries

	Harare	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL324.64	$1.52 THB51.01	+51.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.88 ZWL1,572.43	$11.74 THB393.39	+140.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 ZWL1,960.22	$7.32 THB245.24	+20.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 ZWL700.35	$2.27 THB76.14	+4.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.86 ZWL919.99	$1.31 THB44.05	-54.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 ZWL435.59	$1.47 THB49.30	+8.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 ZWL244.28	$0.73 THB24.34	-4.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 ZWL325.75	$1.04 THB34.69	+2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 ZWL266.25	$0.80 THB26.96	-2.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZWL204.77	$0.71 THB23.88	+12.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 ZWL302.06	$0.62 THB20.86	-33.7%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 9.1% more for transportation

	Harare	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,964.49	$4.47 THB149.63	-26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$39.32 THB1,317.74	-7.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	$55,345.18 THB1,854,601.90	+121.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$10.34 THB346.52	-50.8%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 6.0% more for housing

	Harare	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$119.22 ZWL38,389.56	$15.36 THB514.71	-87.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$367.86 ZWL118,450.00	$571.31 THB19,144.28	+55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.33 ZWL91,233.33	$301.88 THB10,116.01	+6.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.12 ZWL14,527.88	$67.33 THB2,256.24	+49.2%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Harare	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$261.43 ZWL84,180.00	$632.63 THB21,199.37	+142.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	$13,191.37 THB442,039.11	+74.4%
Average			+108.2%

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pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$2.33 THB78.09	+55.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 ZWL1,012.00	$2.58 THB86.58	-17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ZWL442.75	$4.20 THB140.80	+205.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.64 ZWL20,490.91	$54.58 THB1,828.90	-14.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$7.28 THB244.03	-27.2%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Harare	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.89 ZWL6,082.22	$55.27 THB1,852.02	+192.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.89 ZWL7,692.22	$34.84 THB1,167.44	+45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.67 ZWL11,806.67	$97.10 THB3,253.66	+164.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.91 ZWL14,782.73	$92.12 THB3,086.94	+100.7%
Average			+126.0%

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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: March 2025

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