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Panama City vs. Moroni Cost of Living Summary

Panama City is 28.3% more expensive than Moroni.

Restaurants: pay 53.5% more in Panama City
Groceries: pay 19.5% more in Panama City
Transportation: pay 23.0% more in Panama City
Housing: pay 19.0% more in Panama City
Childcare: pay 10.8% more in Panama City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.3% more in Panama City
Clothing: pay 6.1% less in Panama City

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

Panama City vs. Moroni Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.5% more for restaurants

	Moroni	Panama City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.42 KMF2,711	$10.00 PAB10.00	+55.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.30 KMF3,504	$8.00 PAB8.00	-3.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 KMF439	$1.70 PAB1.70	+63.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 KMF283	$1.33 PAB1.33	+98.7%
Average			+53.5%

Moroni vs. Panama City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.5% more for groceries

	Moroni	Panama City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 KMF250	$2.56 PAB2.56	+332.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 KMF1,696	$5.81 PAB5.81	+44.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.01 KMF7,177	$6.82 PAB6.82	-59.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.23 KMF2,208	$2.84 PAB2.84	-45.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.29 PAB3.29
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 KMF1,006	$1.65 PAB1.65	-30.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.70 PAB0.70
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.40 PAB1.40
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 KMF823	$1.46 PAB1.46	-25.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.13 KMF899	$1.00 PAB1.00	-53.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 KMF617	$1.37 PAB1.37	-6.6%
Average			+19.5%

Moroni vs. Panama City - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.0% more for transportation

	Moroni	Panama City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.89 KMF5,019	$3.44 PAB3.44	-71.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.58 KMF14,171	$22.50 PAB22.50	-33.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,879.18 KMF8,389,009	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	-0.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.93 KMF3,770	$26.50 PAB26.50	+196.7%
Average			+23.0%

Moroni vs. Panama City - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.0% more for housing

	Moroni	Panama City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.92 KMF32,459	$49.20 PAB49.20	-36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$759.19 KMF320,379	$1,164.71 PAB1,164.71	+53.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$630.71 KMF266,161	$953.85 PAB953.85	+51.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.32 KMF37,692	$95.90 PAB95.90	+7.4%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 10.8% more for childcare

	Moroni	Panama City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$415.80 KMF175,469	$476.00 PAB476.00	+14.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,673.45 KMF6,192,193	$15,733.33 PAB15,733.33	+7.2%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 78.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Moroni	Panama City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 KMF458	$3.00 PAB3.00	+176.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 KMF774	$3.61 PAB3.61	+96.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.92 PAB5.92
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.88 KMF15,140	$43.86 PAB43.86	+22.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.79 KMF2,864	$8.00 PAB8.00	+17.9%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 6.1% less for clothing

	Moroni	Panama City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.07 KMF26,616	$50.00 PAB50.00	-20.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.07 KMF26,616	$47.50 PAB47.50	-24.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.46 KMF48,303	$89.55 PAB89.55	-21.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.77 KMF37,460	$126.88 PAB126.88	+42.9%
Average			-6.1%

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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: December 2025

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