Cost of living comparison
Panama City is 10.0 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Panama City instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
$12.00
PAB12.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
$8.25
PAB8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
$1.76
PAB1.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
$1.33
PAB1.33
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$2.40
PAB2.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
$5.44
PAB5.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
$6.66
PAB6.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
$2.54
PAB2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
$3.39
PAB3.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$1.40
PAB1.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.62
PAB0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$1.30
PAB1.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$1.41
PAB1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
$0.94
PAB0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$0.97
PAB0.97
|
|
pay 57.9% more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
$3.69
PAB3.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
$22,250.00
PAB22,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
$14.00
PAB14.00
|
|
pay 60.4% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
$51.82
PAB51.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$925.91
PAB925.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$598.61
PAB598.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
$86.14
PAB86.14
|
|
pay 59.2 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
$408.12
PAB408.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
$9,675.75
PAB9,675.75
|
|
pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
$2.50
PAB2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
$3.70
PAB3.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
$5.75
PAB5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$40.93
PAB40.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.00
PAB7.00
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
$53.94
PAB53.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
$40.79
PAB40.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$82.58
PAB82.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
$92.86
PAB92.86
|
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