Bangkok vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$2579
🏠 One person rent	$425	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$336
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	37
😀 Quality of life	74	43
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.15M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 2% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 5738th and 5611th ($994 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Thailand vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 1355th and 6695th 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	$4.03	$8.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$53.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$124
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	14.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$18.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$34.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$8755

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$810
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$729
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$731
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$662
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$761
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$871
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$953
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$834
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$756
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$685
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$725
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1000
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$591
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$515
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$500
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$582
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$585
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$498
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$670
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$516
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$1139
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$670
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1116
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1090
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$554
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$600
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1028
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$574
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$663
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1017
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$534
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1079
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$939
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$841