Cost of living comparison

Zimbabwe

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 45.6% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.4% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 20.6% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 12.4% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 24.9% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.5% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.4% less for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.12 ZWL2,294.25	$2.91 THB99.55	-59.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 ZWL1,610.00	$5.83 THB199.10	+16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 ZWL198.95	$0.62 THB21.04	-0.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 ZWL164.26	$0.29 THB9.97	-42.8%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 20.6% more for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 ZWL328.81	$1.52 THB52.02	+49.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 ZWL1,712.90	$11.74 THB401.21	+120.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.64 ZWL1,815.06	$7.32 THB250.12	+29.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 ZWL661.44	$2.27 THB77.65	+10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ZWL732.64	$1.31 THB44.93	-42.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL327.34	$1.47 THB50.28	+44.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 ZWL250.11	$0.73 THB24.83	-6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 ZWL375.00	$1.04 THB35.38	-11.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ZWL217.19	$0.80 THB27.50	+19.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ZWL168.11	$0.71 THB24.35	+36.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 ZWL264.39	$0.62 THB21.27	-24.2%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 12.4% more for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 ZWL1,979.95	$4.47 THB152.60	-27.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.25 ZWL11,672.50	$39.32 THB1,343.93	+8.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	$55,345.18 THB1,891,463.23	+121.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.94 ZWL7,065.30	$10.34 THB353.40	-52.9%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 24.9% more for housing

	Zimbabwe	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$126.28 ZWL40,661.44	$15.36 THB524.94	-87.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.93 ZWL91,425.00	$571.31 THB19,524.78	+101.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ZWL64,400.00	$301.88 THB10,317.07	+50.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.83 ZWL16,046.33	$67.33 THB2,301.08	+35.1%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$210.71 ZWL67,850.00	$632.63 THB21,620.72	+200.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	$13,191.37 THB450,824.90	+74.4%
Average			+137.3%

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pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$2.33 THB79.64	+55.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 ZWL854.83	$2.58 THB88.30	-2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 ZWL503.12	$4.20 THB143.60	+168.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.32 ZWL14,270.45	$54.58 THB1,865.25	+23.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$7.28 THB248.88	-27.2%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.11 ZWL6,797.78	$55.27 THB1,888.84	+161.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.44 ZWL6,261.11	$34.84 THB1,190.65	+79.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.50 ZWL16,905.00	$97.10 THB3,318.32	+84.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.45 ZWL16,246.36	$92.12 THB3,148.29	+82.6%
Average			+102.1%

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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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