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Zimbabwe vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 27.6% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.6% more in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 9.5% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 46.7% more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 32.6% less in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% more in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 34.7% less in Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.6% more for restaurants

	Thailand	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.33 THB78.75	$7.12 ZWL2,294.25	+205.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 THB203.21	$5.00 ZWL1,610.00	-16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 THB23.79	$0.62 ZWL198.95	-12.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 THB12.81	$0.51 ZWL164.26	+34.4%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 9.5% more for groceries

	Thailand	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 THB47.23	$1.02 ZWL328.81	-27.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.16 THB275.51	$5.32 ZWL1,712.90	-34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.68 THB225.63	$5.64 ZWL1,815.06	-15.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 THB69.07	$2.05 ZWL661.44	+0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.29 THB43.56	$2.28 ZWL732.64	+76.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 THB41.55	$1.02 ZWL327.34	-17.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 THB17.57	$0.78 ZWL250.11	+49.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.52	$1.16 ZWL375.00	+42.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 THB22.23	$0.67 ZWL217.19	+2.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.37	$0.52 ZWL168.11	-24.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 THB18.08	$0.82 ZWL264.39	+53.3%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 46.7% more for transportation

	Thailand	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB150.79	$6.15 ZWL1,979.95	+37.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 THB858.48	$36.25 ZWL11,672.50	+42.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,362.48 THB1,058,622.96	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	-20.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.67 THB326.27	$21.94 ZWL7,065.30	+127.0%
Average			+46.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Thailand	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.13 THB578.37	$126.28 ZWL40,661.44	+637.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.22 THB13,137.90	$283.93 ZWL91,425.00	-27.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$225.23 THB7,602.67	$200.00 ZWL64,400.00	-11.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.17 THB1,862.37	$49.83 ZWL16,046.33	-9.7%
Average			+147.2%

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pay 32.6% less for childcare

	Thailand	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$341.66 THB11,532.48	$210.71 ZWL67,850.00	-38.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,344.18 THB349,161.94	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	-26.9%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 THB74.25	$1.50 ZWL483.00	-31.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 THB64.11	$2.65 ZWL854.83	+39.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.85 THB129.86	$1.56 ZWL503.12	-59.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.79 THB1,646.93	$44.32 ZWL14,270.45	-9.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 THB182.98	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+84.5%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 34.7% less for clothing

	Thailand	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.62 THB1,303.52	$21.11 ZWL6,797.78	-45.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.36 THB991.04	$19.44 ZWL6,261.11	-33.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.78 THB2,794.25	$52.50 ZWL16,905.00	-36.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.55 THB2,212.76	$50.45 ZWL16,246.36	-23.0%
Average			-34.7%

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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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