Cost of living comparison
Panama City is 4.7 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Panama City instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£129.82
|
$10.00
PAB10.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
$7.00
PAB7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.03
|
$1.73
PAB1.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.78
|
$1.34
PAB1.34
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
$2.36
PAB2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£59.25
|
$4.56
PAB4.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£116.60
|
$6.17
PAB6.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
$2.20
PAB2.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£76.43
|
$3.23
PAB3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.48
|
$1.43
PAB1.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.59
|
$0.60
PAB0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.66
|
$1.36
PAB1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£6.08
|
$1.53
PAB1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.75
|
$0.89
PAB0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.84
|
$0.94
PAB0.94
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£49.14
|
$4.18
PAB4.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£384.78
|
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
$22,250.00
PAB22,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£89.06
|
$16.80
PAB16.80
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
$50.20
PAB50.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
$900.91
PAB900.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
$515.48
PAB515.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
$82.33
PAB82.33
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
$420.62
PAB420.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
$9,343.71
PAB9,343.71
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£69.83
|
$2.50
PAB2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.71
|
$3.51
PAB3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
$5.78
PAB5.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£732.66
|
$42.79
PAB42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£150.96
|
$6.00
PAB6.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
$53.50
PAB53.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
$41.33
PAB41.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
$74.88
PAB74.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
$90.67
PAB90.67
|
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