Cost of living comparison
Harare is 31.8% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Harare instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 67.0% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.52
|
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.54
|
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB13.01
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB293.77
|
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB237.36
|
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.36
|
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.28
|
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.53
|
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB29.11
|
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.68
|
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.70
|
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.89
|
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.94
|
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB893.85
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB355.89
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
|
pay 15.8% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.78
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.47
|
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB207.03
|
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
|
pay 40.4% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
|
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