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Panama City vs. Ljubljana Cost of Living Summary

Panama City is 7.4% cheaper than Ljubljana.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% less in Panama City
Groceries: pay 19.2% more in Panama City
Transportation: pay 6.2% less in Panama City
Housing: pay 3.3% less in Panama City
Childcare: pay 4.2% less in Panama City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% less in Panama City
Clothing: pay 20.5% less in Panama City

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, transportation, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Panama City.

Panama City vs. Ljubljana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.6% less for restaurants

	Ljubljana	Panama City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.11	$10.00 PAB10.00	-42.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 €8.06	$8.00 PAB8.00	-14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.03 €2.61	$1.70 PAB1.70	-43.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 €1.72	$1.33 PAB1.33	-33.1%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 19.2% more for groceries

	Ljubljana	Panama City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.15 €1.86	$2.56 PAB2.56	+18.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.64 €5.73	$5.81 PAB5.81	-12.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.79 €4.99	$6.82 PAB6.82	+17.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.97 €3.43	$2.84 PAB2.84	-28.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.92 €4.25	$3.29 PAB3.29	-33.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$1.65 PAB1.65	+75.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.69	$0.70 PAB0.70	-12.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.86	$1.40 PAB1.40	+40.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.37	$1.46 PAB1.46	-8.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 €0.54	$1.00 PAB1.00	+59.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.61	$1.37 PAB1.37	+94.2%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 6.2% less for transportation

	Ljubljana	Panama City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 €5.80	$3.44 PAB3.44	-48.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.22 €37.27	$22.50 PAB22.50	-47.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,179.72	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	-32.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.98 €11.19	$26.50 PAB26.50	+104.2%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 3.3% less for housing

	Ljubljana	Panama City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.20 €35.53	$49.20 PAB49.20	+19.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,015.22 €875.45	$1,164.71 PAB1,164.71	+14.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$854.66 €737.00	$953.85 PAB953.85	+11.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$233.25 €201.14	$95.90 PAB95.90	-58.9%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 4.2% less for childcare

	Ljubljana	Panama City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$582.48 €502.29	$476.00 PAB476.00	-18.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,307.87 €12,338.06	$15,733.33 PAB15,733.33	+10.0%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ljubljana	Panama City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.68 €3.17	$3.00 PAB3.00	-18.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.64 €2.28	$3.61 PAB3.61	+36.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.19 €5.34	$5.92 PAB5.92	-4.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.66 €44.54	$43.86 PAB43.86	-15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.34 €8.06	$8.00 PAB8.00	-14.4%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 20.5% less for clothing

	Ljubljana	Panama City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.33 €93.42	$50.00 PAB50.00	-53.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.35 €39.97	$47.50 PAB47.50	+2.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.57 €91.90	$89.55 PAB89.55	-16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.91 €128.41	$126.88 PAB126.88	-14.8%
Average			-20.5%

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