Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 43.7% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Harare, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Harare
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
$2.95
฿109.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
$5.91
฿218.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
$0.57
฿21.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.32
฿11.93
|
|
pay 14.9% more for groceries
Harare
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$1.86
฿68.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
$8.67
฿320.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
$6.60
฿243.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
$2.02
฿74.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
$1.46
฿53.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
$1.36
฿50.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
$0.63
฿23.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
$0.90
฿33.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
$0.73
฿27.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
$0.73
฿26.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
$0.63
฿23.19
|
|
pay 22.4% more for transportation
Harare
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
$4.46
฿165.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$38.39
฿1,419.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$59,069.18
฿2,184,580.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$10.60
฿392.13
|
|
pay 18.9% more for housing
Harare
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
$15.74
฿582.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
$659.48
฿24,389.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
$314.02
฿11,613.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
$60.89
฿2,251.89
|
|
pay 80.2% more for childcare
Harare
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
$562.72
฿20,811.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$13,500.26
฿499,285.91
|
|
pay 46.1% more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.36
฿87.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
$2.30
฿85.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$4.43
฿163.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
$56.73
฿2,097.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
$7.97
฿294.92
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
$59.87
฿2,214.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
$40.54
฿1,499.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
$97.44
฿3,603.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
$102.02
฿3,772.91
|
|
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