Cost of living comparison
compared to
Panama vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary
Panama is 10.5% cheaper than Haiti overall.
Panama vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Panama instead of Haiti, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Haiti
|
Panama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.20
PAB8.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.90
PAB8.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.41
PAB1.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.30
PAB1.30
|
Haiti vs. Panama - Cost of restaurants
pay 1.4% more for groceries
|
Haiti
|
Panama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.67
HTG350.51
|
$2.28
PAB2.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
HTG402.90
|
$6.18
PAB6.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.56
HTG1,516.38
|
$7.09
PAB7.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.50
HTG721.05
|
$2.56
PAB2.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
HTG363.41
|
$3.42
PAB3.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
HTG262.25
|
$1.86
PAB1.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
HTG92.47
|
$0.59
PAB0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
HTG75.16
|
$1.76
PAB1.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
HTG143.30
|
$1.67
PAB1.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
HTG317.98
|
$1.09
PAB1.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
HTG128.69
|
$1.14
PAB1.14
|
|
Haiti vs. Panama - Cost of groceries
pay 31.9% more for transportation
|
Haiti
|
Panama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
HTG560.83
|
$4.34
PAB4.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,622.33
|
$23.00
PAB23.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,920.67
PAB23,920.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG469.40
|
$16.62
PAB16.62
|
|
Haiti vs. Panama - Cost of transportation
pay 22.6% less for housing
|
Haiti
|
Panama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$49.81
PAB49.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$909.78
HTG119K
|
$789.50
PAB789.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.79
HTG117K
|
$614.84
PAB614.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$96.53
PAB96.53
|
|
Haiti vs. Panama - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Haiti
|
Panama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$543.33
PAB543.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,213.83
PAB7,213.83
|
Haiti vs. Panama - Cost of childcare
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Haiti
|
Panama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.21
PAB2.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.73
PAB3.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
HTG200.29
|
$5.29
PAB5.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$50.91
PAB50.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,311.16
|
$6.13
PAB6.13
|
|
Haiti vs. Panama - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 51.0% less for clothing
|
Haiti
|
Panama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.56
PAB45.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.98
HTG9,833.74
|
$36.71
PAB36.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$69.81
PAB69.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$88.33
PAB88.33
|
|
Haiti vs. Panama - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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