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Abu Dhabi vs. Panama City Cost of Living Summary

Abu Dhabi is 17.8% more expensive than Panama City.

Restaurants: pay 15.8% less in Abu Dhabi
Groceries: pay 17.4% less in Abu Dhabi
Transportation: pay 13.8% more in Abu Dhabi
Housing: pay 42.6% more in Abu Dhabi
Childcare: pay 6.3% more in Abu Dhabi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.0% more in Abu Dhabi
Clothing: pay 4.0% more in Abu Dhabi

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, childcare, and clothing in Abu Dhabi are more expensive than in Panama City. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Abu Dhabi. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi vs. Panama City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Panama City, you would:

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pay 15.8% less for restaurants

	Panama City	Abu Dhabi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 PAB10.00	$10.89 AED40.00	+8.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 PAB8.00	$9.53 AED35.00	+19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 PAB1.70	$1.29 AED4.74	-24.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 PAB1.33	$0.44 AED1.61	-67.1%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 17.4% less for groceries

	Panama City	Abu Dhabi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.56 PAB2.56	$1.60 AED5.89	-37.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.81 PAB5.81	$5.28 AED19.39	-9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.82 PAB6.82	$7.50 AED27.54	+9.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 PAB2.84	$3.64 AED13.37	+28.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.29 PAB3.29	$4.12 AED15.11	+24.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.65 PAB1.65	$1.15 AED4.21	-30.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 PAB0.70	$0.82 AED3.00	+15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.40 PAB1.40	$0.83 AED3.05	-40.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.46 PAB1.46	$0.67 AED2.46	-54.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 PAB1.00	$0.53 AED1.96	-46.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PAB1.37	$0.65 AED2.39	-52.3%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 13.8% more for transportation

	Panama City	Abu Dhabi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 PAB3.44	$2.94 AED10.80	-14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.50 PAB22.50	$25.87 AED95.00	+15.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	$44,639.07 AED163,937.00	+126.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 PAB26.50	$7.62 AED28.00	-71.2%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 42.6% more for housing

	Panama City	Abu Dhabi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.20 PAB49.20	$100.96 AED370.79	+105.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,164.71 PAB1,164.71	$1,490.68 AED5,474.52	+28.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$953.85 PAB953.85	$1,109.19 AED4,073.48	+16.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.90 PAB95.90	$115.93 AED425.75	+20.9%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 6.3% more for childcare

	Panama City	Abu Dhabi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$476.00 PAB476.00	$625.43 AED2,296.88	+31.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,733.33 PAB15,733.33	$12,786.81 AED46,959.57	-18.7%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 91.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Panama City	Abu Dhabi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PAB3.00	$11.29 AED41.45	+276.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.61 PAB3.61	$5.77 AED21.18	+59.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.92 PAB5.92	$6.26 AED23.00	+5.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.86 PAB43.86	$62.90 AED230.98	+43.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 PAB8.00	$13.61 AED50.00	+70.2%
Average			+91.0%

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pay 4.0% more for clothing

	Panama City	Abu Dhabi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 PAB50.00	$60.62 AED222.62	+21.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.50 PAB47.50	$51.93 AED190.71	+9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.55 PAB89.55	$98.09 AED360.23	+9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.88 PAB126.88	$96.21 AED353.33	-24.2%
Average			+4.0%

Panama City vs. Abu Dhabi - 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: December 2025

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