Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Mexico
  3. Panama
  4. Comparison
MXN
COMPARED TO
PAB

Panama is 65.5% more expensive than Mexico.

If you lived in Panama instead of Mexico, you would:
local_dining

pay 72.3% more for restaurants

  Mexico help_outline Panama help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.80
MX$85.01
$8.50
PAB8.50
+77.0%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.59
MX$81.18
$6.75
PAB6.75
+47.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.75
MX$13.34
$1.24
PAB1.24
+64.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.55
MX$9.72
$1.10
PAB1.10
+100.7%
Average +72.3%
Mexico vs. Panama - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 84.3% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.44
MX$25.42
$2.04
PAB2.04
+41.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.58
MX$45.72
$6.13
PAB6.13
+137.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.38
MX$59.79
$5.65
PAB5.65
+67.2%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.43
MX$25.28
$1.96
PAB1.96
+37.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.11
MX$37.39
$3.41
PAB3.41
+61.4%
Apples (1 lb) $0.82
MX$14.45
$1.36
PAB1.36
+66.8%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.40
MX$7.09
$0.72
PAB0.72
+79.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.44
MX$7.72
$0.99
PAB0.99
+127.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.51
MX$8.96
$1.15
PAB1.15
+128.1%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.47
MX$8.41
$0.90
PAB0.90
+89.8%
Onions (1 lb) $0.48
MX$8.47
$0.91
PAB0.91
+90.9%
Average +84.3%
Mexico vs. Panama - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 55.2% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.46
MX$61.22
$2.99
PAB2.99
-13.5%
Monthly public transit pass $20.27
MX$358.73
$26.48
PAB26.48
+30.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $14,675.44
MX$259,774.45
$18,666.67
PAB18,666.67
+27.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $7.06
MX$124.94
$19.50
PAB19.50
+176.3%
Average +55.2%
Mexico vs. Panama - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 2.1 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $24.01
MX$425.09
$41.49
PAB41.49
+72.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $296.47
MX$5,247.98
$629.63
PAB629.63
+112.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $207.12
MX$3,666.24
$417.93
PAB417.93
+101.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $26.74
MX$473.42
$67.36
PAB67.36
+151.9%
Average +109.7%
Mexico vs. Panama - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 52.8% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $143.65
MX$2,542.84
$197.50
PAB197.50
+37.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,949.86
MX$52,216.42
$4,955.26
PAB4,955.26
+68.0%
Average +52.8%
Mexico vs. Panama - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 57.2% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.42
MX$25.12
$1.71
PAB1.71
+20.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.99
MX$35.25
$2.63
PAB2.63
+31.9%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.56
MX$45.40
$5.53
PAB5.53
+115.8%
Monthly membership at local gym $28.20
MX$499.21
$42.69
PAB42.69
+51.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $3.15
MX$55.76
$5.25
PAB5.25
+66.7%
Average +57.2%
Mexico vs. Panama - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 26.7% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $36.88
MX$652.78
$43.11
PAB43.11
+16.9%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $28.49
MX$504.35
$37.54
PAB37.54
+31.8%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $62.18
MX$1,100.72
$69.37
PAB69.37
+11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather) $54.97
MX$973.11
$80.53
PAB80.53
+46.5%
Average +26.7%
Mexico vs. Panama - 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: October 2020
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