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Bangkok vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 43.9% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 19.7% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 7.0% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 7.2% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 12.1% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 95.0% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.4% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Bangkok

The cost of clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Bangkok are more expensive than in Harare. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Bangkok. 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 19.7% less for restaurants

	Harare	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$3.10 THB98.65	-69.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	$6.20 THB197.30	+3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ZWL223.71	$0.79 THB25.19	+14.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ZWL147.28	$0.33 THB10.61	-27.1%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 7.0% more for groceries

	Harare	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$1.44 THB45.81	+44.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	$8.50 THB270.59	+47.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	$7.23 THB230.01	+18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ZWL672.39	$2.28 THB72.68	+9.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 ZWL956.35	$1.38 THB43.91	-53.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 ZWL430.38	$1.59 THB50.61	+19.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZWL239.53	$0.82 THB25.98	+9.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$1.02 THB32.56	+0.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZWL242.73	$0.85 THB27.13	+13.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZWL229.11	$0.72 THB22.92	+1.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 ZWL311.47	$0.65 THB20.65	-32.9%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 7.2% less for transportation

	Harare	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	$4.69 THB149.30	-21.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	$37.21 THB1,183.78	-32.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7,084,000.00	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	+69.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$11.63 THB369.93	-44.6%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 12.1% more for housing

	Harare	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	$16.91 THB537.90	-81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.94 ZWL129,747.06	$675.06 THB21,477.90	+67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	$321.97 THB10,243.81	+13.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	$68.69 THB2,185.37	+49.7%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 95.0% more for childcare

	Harare	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	$609.37 THB19,388.11	+138.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,812.50 ZWL2,837,625.00	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	+51.4%
Average			+95.0%

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pay 62.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$2.79 THB88.78	+86.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 ZWL937.59	$2.54 THB80.83	-12.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 ZWL386.40	$4.40 THB139.83	+266.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	$51.03 THB1,623.73	-7.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$8.06 THB256.48	-19.4%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Harare	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	$58.81 THB1,870.97	+210.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	$38.03 THB1,210.07	+76.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	$104.24 THB3,316.45	+208.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	$91.47 THB2,910.11	+135.5%
Average			+157.8%

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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: December 2025

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