Cost of Living Comparison Between Bulawayo and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Bulawayo and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Bulawayo is 24.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 38.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bulawayo is 31.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 47.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.58 ZWL 117

$4.67 ฿147

-1.93%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.89 ZWL 765

$45.45 ฿1,427

-34.24%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.54 ZWL 142

$8.55 ฿268

-35.20%

Cappuccino

$2.36 ZWL 60.3

$3.03 ฿95.0

-22.11%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.48 ZWL 12.25

$0.67 ฿21.18

-28.36%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ZWL 10.29

$0.37 ฿11.60

8.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.79 ZWL 45.77

$2.53 ฿79.5

-29.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.55 ZWL 65.3

$3.78 ฿119

-32.54%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.57 ZWL 40.24

$2.14 ฿67.0

-26.64%

White Bread (500g)

$1.01 ZWL 25.92

$1.89 ฿59.4

-46.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.79 ZWL 45.87

$2.24 ฿70.2

-20.09%

Eggs

$1.75 ZWL 44.71

$2.22 ฿69.8

-21.17%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.20 ZWL 261

$19.94 ฿626

-48.85%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.85 ZWL 98.7

$3.63 ฿114

6.06%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.31 ZWL 110

$13.28 ฿417

-67.55%

Apples (1kg)

$1.54 ZWL 39.41

$3.33 ฿105

-53.75%

Banana (1kg)

$1.48 ZWL 37.87

$1.61 ฿50.6

-8.07%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.26 ZWL 57.8

$2.32 ฿72.7

-2.59%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.08 ZWL 27.60

$1.99 ฿62.4

-45.73%

Potato (1kg)

$1.19 ZWL 30.43

$1.59 ฿49.83

-25.16%

Onion (1kg)

$1.34 ZWL 34.33

$1.46 ฿45.81

-8.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 ZWL 25.88

$0.99 ฿31.01

2.02%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 ZWL 26.00

$0.48 ฿15.10

112.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.47 ZWL 37.58

$4.32 ฿136

-65.97%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.12 ZWL 131

$21.90 ฿688

-76.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.48 ZWL 38.00

$1.84 ฿57.8

-19.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.21 ZWL 56.7

$2.65 ฿83.3

-16.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.52 ZWL 13.43

$1.40 ฿44.05

-62.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$30.16 ZWL 773

$11.47 ฿360

162.95%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.95 ZWL 75.6

$3.00 ฿94.1

-1.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.19 ZWL 56.1

$1.00 ฿31.38

119.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.92 ZWL 126

$13.80 ฿433

-64.35%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.69 ZWL 43.32

$1.34 ฿42.17

26.12%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.6K ฿865.5K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.4K ฿1.0M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$71.9 ZWL 1,842

$124 ฿3,904

-42.17%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$18.18 ZWL 466

$13.77 ฿432

32.03%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$131 ZWL 3,349

$18.34 ฿576

612.92%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$24.90 ZWL 638

$61.3 ฿1,925

-59.39%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.96 ฿532

Cinema Ticket

$10.04 ZWL 257

$8.81 ฿277

13.96%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$138 ZWL 3,528

$705 ฿22.1K

-80.46%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.6K ฿490.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.69 ZWL 555

$59.6 ฿1,872

-63.63%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$13.16 ZWL 337

$34.99 ฿1,098

-62.39%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$69.3 ZWL 1,774

$117 ฿3,663

-40.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$55.0 ZWL 1,409

$83.5 ฿2,622

-34.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$184 ZWL 4,724

$614 ฿19.3K

-69.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$109 ZWL 2,789

$435 ฿13.7K

-74.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$458 ZWL 11.7K

$2,092 ฿65.7K

-78.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$416 ZWL 10.7K

$1,491 ฿46.8K

-72.08%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,127 ZWL 54.5K

$4,454 ฿139.8K

-52.24%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,029 ZWL 52.0K

$3,015 ฿94.6K

-32.69%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$295 ZWL 7,548

$551 ฿17.3K

-46.55%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Bulawayo: January 19, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 20, 2026

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