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Panama City vs. Brasilia Cost of Living Summary

Panama City is 56.1% more expensive than Brasilia.

Restaurants: pay 38.3% more in Panama City
Groceries: pay 67.9% more in Panama City
Transportation: pay 36.9% more in Panama City
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Panama City
Childcare: pay 5.5% less in Panama City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.2% more in Panama City
Clothing: pay 27.7% more in Panama City

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

Panama City vs. Brasilia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.3% more for restaurants

	Brasilia	Panama City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 R$40.39	$10.00 PAB10.00	+34.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.52 R$35.34	$8.00 PAB8.00	+22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 R$6.72	$1.70 PAB1.70	+37.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 R$4.54	$1.33 PAB1.33	+59.2%
Average			+38.3%

Brasilia vs. Panama City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.9% more for groceries

	Brasilia	Panama City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 R$9.15	$2.56 PAB2.56	+51.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.71 R$25.52	$5.81 PAB5.81	+23.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 R$20.59	$6.82 PAB6.82	+79.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.12 R$11.51	$2.84 PAB2.84	+33.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 R$8.80	$3.29 PAB3.29	+102.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 R$5.35	$1.65 PAB1.65	+66.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 R$4.04	$0.70 PAB0.70	-5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 R$3.49	$1.40 PAB1.40	+117.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 R$4.26	$1.46 PAB1.46	+85.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.33	$1.00 PAB1.00	+62.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 R$3.24	$1.37 PAB1.37	+128.7%
Average			+67.9%

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pay 36.9% more for transportation

	Brasilia	Panama City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 R$23.63	$3.44 PAB3.44	-21.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.47 R$246.40	$22.50 PAB22.50	-50.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,087.28 R$141,377.41	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	-24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.71 R$41.81	$26.50 PAB26.50	+243.5%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Brasilia	Panama City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.51 R$116.58	$49.20 PAB49.20	+128.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$445.35 R$2,413.51	$1,164.71 PAB1,164.71	+161.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$275.58 R$1,493.50	$953.85 PAB953.85	+246.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.57 R$306.56	$95.90 PAB95.90	+69.5%
Average			+151.4%

Brasilia vs. Panama City - Cost of housing

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pay 5.5% less for childcare

	Brasilia	Panama City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.18 R$2,754.05	$476.00 PAB476.00	-6.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,521.94 R$89,539.03	$15,733.33 PAB15,733.33	-4.8%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 76.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Brasilia	Panama City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 R$10.10	$3.00 PAB3.00	+61.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.02 R$10.95	$3.61 PAB3.61	+78.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 R$12.12	$5.92 PAB5.92	+165.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 R$140.70	$43.86 PAB43.86	+68.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.45 R$40.39	$8.00 PAB8.00	+7.3%
Average			+76.2%

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pay 27.7% more for clothing

	Brasilia	Panama City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.06 R$320.04	$50.00 PAB50.00	-15.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.69 R$231.33	$47.50 PAB47.50	+11.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.11 R$396.24	$89.55 PAB89.55	+22.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.96 R$357.48	$126.88 PAB126.88	+92.3%
Average			+27.7%

Brasilia 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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