Bangkok vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$2516
🏠 One person rent	$465	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$676
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$226
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	38
😀 Quality of life	73	48
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.15M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 0.3% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 5467th and 5483rd ($1027 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Thailand vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 2647th and 6918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Harare

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	Bangkok	Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	13.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$10145

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$768
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$754
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$706
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$764
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$577
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$861
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$924
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$828
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$630
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$686
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$750
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1000
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$505
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$495
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$461
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$591
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$633
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$458
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$718
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$496
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$613
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$692
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1189
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1473
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$551
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$583
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1229
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$530
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$628
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1030
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$527
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1002
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$1039
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$899