Cost of living comparison
Harare is 11.0% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Harare instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 48.3% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
THB109.34
|
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB218.68
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
THB21.10
|
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
THB11.94
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 3.9% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
THB68.92
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
THB321.06
|
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB244.21
|
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB74.71
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
THB53.94
|
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
THB50.40
|
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.48
|
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
THB33.40
|
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB27.16
|
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.98
|
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.21
|
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
|
pay 13.1% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB165.19
|
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
THB1,421.42
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
THB2,186,800.14
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
THB392.53
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
THB582.81
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
THB24,414.47
|
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
THB11,625.42
|
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
THB2,254.18
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
|
pay 44.5% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
THB20,832.54
|
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
THB499,793.17
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
THB87.47
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
THB85.26
|
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
THB164.01
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
THB2,100.04
|
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
THB295.22
|
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
|
pay 58.5% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
THB2,216.57
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
THB1,500.79
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
THB3,607.23
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
THB3,776.74
|
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
|
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