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Panama City vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Panama City is 2.4 times more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 97.7% more in Panama City
Groceries: pay 19.3% more in Panama City
Transportation: pay 59.4% more in Panama City
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Panama City
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Panama City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.9% more in Panama City
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Panama City

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Panama City are more expensive than in Accra. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Panama City.

Panama City vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Panama City instead of Accra, you would:

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pay 97.7% more for restaurants

	Accra	Panama City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 GHS67.79	$10.00 PAB10.00	+66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 GHS89.45	$8.00 PAB8.00	+1.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 GHS10.90	$1.70 PAB1.70	+76.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 GHS4.35	$1.33 PAB1.33	+246.9%
Average			+97.7%

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pay 19.3% more for groceries

	Accra	Panama City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 GHS17.25	$2.56 PAB2.56	+67.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.37 GHS71.91	$5.81 PAB5.81	-8.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.37 GHS151.10	$6.82 PAB6.82	-49.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43 GHS27.44	$2.84 PAB2.84	+17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 GHS27.11	$3.29 PAB3.29	+37.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 GHS15.40	$1.65 PAB1.65	+20.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.07	$0.70 PAB0.70	+12.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.13	$1.40 PAB1.40	+121.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 GHS14.88	$1.46 PAB1.46	+11.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 GHS16.04	$1.00 PAB1.00	-29.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS13.77	$1.37 PAB1.37	+12.1%
Average			+19.3%

Accra vs. Panama City - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.4% more for transportation

	Accra	Panama City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GHS46.71	$3.44 PAB3.44	-16.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 GHS395.83	$22.50 PAB22.50	-35.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	+146.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.89 GHS123.03	$26.50 PAB26.50	+143.4%
Average			+59.4%

Accra vs. Panama City - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Accra	Panama City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.96 GHS428.85	$49.20 PAB49.20	+29.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.87 GHS5,805.72	$1,164.71 PAB1,164.71	+126.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.82 GHS1,873.42	$953.85 PAB953.85	+475.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.97 GHS451.57	$95.90 PAB95.90	+139.9%
Average			+192.8%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Accra	Panama City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$72.38 GHS817.77	$476.00 PAB476.00	+557.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,072.54 GHS79,905.65	$15,733.33 PAB15,733.33	+122.5%
Average			+340.1%

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pay 54.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Panama City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 GHS17.35	$3.00 PAB3.00	+95.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 GHS42.01	$3.61 PAB3.61	-2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 GHS22.94	$5.92 PAB5.92	+191.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.69 GHS448.44	$43.86 PAB43.86	+10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 GHS112.98	$8.00 PAB8.00	-20.0%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Accra	Panama City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.52 GHS164.07	$50.00 PAB50.00	+244.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.80 GHS212.35	$47.50 PAB47.50	+152.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$27.35 GHS308.96	$89.55 PAB89.55	+227.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.22 GHS465.70	$126.88 PAB126.88	+207.8%
Average			+208.1%

Accra vs. Panama City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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