Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

Panama

Panama vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Panama is 2.6 times more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.0% more in Panama
Groceries: pay 54.0% more in Panama
Transportation: pay 2.6% more in Panama
Housing: pay 8.6 times more in Panama
Childcare: pay 8.0 times more in Panama
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.1% more in Panama
Clothing: pay 28.8% less in Panama

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

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Panama vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Panama instead of Lesotho, you would:

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pay 5.0% more for restaurants

	Lesotho	Panama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$8.20 PAB8.20	-9.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$8.90 PAB8.90	+5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$1.41 PAB1.41	+32.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$1.30 PAB1.30	+55.1%
Average			+5.0%

Lesotho vs. Panama - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.0% more for groceries

	Lesotho	Panama
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$2.28 PAB2.28	+176.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$6.18 PAB6.18	+87.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$7.09 PAB7.09	+61.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$2.56 PAB2.56	+66.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$3.42 PAB3.42	+22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$1.86 PAB1.86	+118.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.59 PAB0.59	-41.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$1.76 PAB1.76	+43.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$1.67 PAB1.67	+53.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$1.09 PAB1.09	+54.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$1.14 PAB1.14	+56.7%
Average			+54.0%

Lesotho vs. Panama - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6% more for transportation

	Lesotho	Panama
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$4.34 PAB4.34	-12.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$23.00 PAB23.00	-23.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$23,920.67 PAB23,920.67	+13.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$16.62 PAB16.62	+176.6%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 8.6 times more for housing

	Lesotho	Panama
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$49.81 PAB49.81	+30.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$789.50 PAB789.50	+747.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$614.84 PAB614.84	+1006.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$96.53 PAB96.53
Average			+760.5%

Lesotho vs. Panama - Cost of housing

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pay 8.0 times more for childcare

	Lesotho	Panama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$543.33 PAB543.33	+943.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$7,213.83 PAB7,213.83	+510.4%
Average			+698.2%

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pay 63.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Panama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$2.21 PAB2.21	+22.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$3.73 PAB3.73	+86.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$5.29 PAB5.29	+3.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$50.91 PAB50.91	+121.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.13 PAB6.13
Average			+63.1%

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pay 28.8% less for clothing

	Lesotho	Panama
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$45.56 PAB45.56	-1.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$36.71 PAB36.71	-33.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$69.81 PAB69.81	-33.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$88.33 PAB88.33	-41.2%
Average			-28.8%

Lesotho vs. Panama - Cost of clothing

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