Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 38.9% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Harare, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
|
Harare
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$2.91
THB101.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
$5.83
THB202.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
$0.62
THB21.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
$0.29
THB10.15
|
|
pay 13.1% more for groceries
|
Harare
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
$1.52
THB52.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
$11.74
THB408.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
$7.32
THB254.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
$2.27
THB79.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
$1.31
THB45.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
$1.47
THB51.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
$0.73
THB25.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
$1.04
THB36.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
$0.80
THB28.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
$0.71
THB24.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
$0.62
THB21.66
|
|
pay 9.1% more for transportation
|
Harare
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
$4.47
THB155.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
$39.32
THB1,368.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$55,345.18
THB1,925,889.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$10.34
THB359.84
|
|
pay 6.0% more for housing
|
Harare
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
$15.36
THB534.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
$571.31
THB19,880.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
$301.88
THB10,504.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
$67.33
THB2,342.96
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Harare
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
$632.63
THB22,014.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$13,191.37
THB459,030.30
|
|
pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Harare
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.33
THB81.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
$2.58
THB89.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
$4.20
THB146.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
$54.58
THB1,899.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$7.28
THB253.41
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Harare
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
$55.27
THB1,923.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
$34.84
THB1,212.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
$97.10
THB3,378.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
$92.12
THB3,205.59
|
|
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