Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Panama
  3. Panama City
  4. Iceland
  5. Comparison
PAB
COMPARED TO
ISK

Iceland is 54.3% more expensive than Panama City.

If you lived in Iceland instead of Panama City, you would:
local_dining

pay 55.1% more for restaurants

  Panama City help_outline Iceland help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.50
PAB12.50
$15.54
kr1,631
+24.3%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.00
PAB7.00
$12.54
kr1,316
+79.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.40
PAB1.40
$2.37
kr249
+69.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.14
PAB1.14
$1.68
kr177
+47.3%
Average +55.1%
Panama City vs. Iceland - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 16.3% more for groceries

  Panama City help_outline Iceland help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.90
PAB1.90
$3.04
kr319
+59.6%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.18
PAB5.18
$5.12
kr538
-1.2%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.79
PAB5.79
$4.59
kr482
-20.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.18
PAB2.18
$5.23
kr549
+140.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.49
PAB3.49
$6.56
kr689
+87.8%
Apples (1 lb) $1.67
PAB1.67
$0.98
kr103
-41.3%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.80
PAB0.80
$0.83
kr88
+4.6%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.16
PAB1.16
$1.02
kr107
-12.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.38
PAB1.38
$1.68
kr176
+21.7%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.06
PAB1.06
$0.96
kr100
-10.1%
Onions (1 lb) $1.09
PAB1.09
$0.55
kr58
-49.4%
Average +16.3%
Panama City vs. Iceland - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 2.3 times more for transportation

  Panama City help_outline Iceland help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.95
PAB2.95
$5.96
kr626
+102.3%
Monthly public transit pass $19.00
PAB19.00
$90.41
kr9,489
+375.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,500.00
PAB19,500.00
$26,163.21
kr2,745,829
+34.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $18.00
PAB18.00
$22.36
kr2,347
+24.2%
Average +134.2%
Panama City vs. Iceland - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 39.3% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $49.01
PAB49.01
$63.30
kr6,644
+29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $838.89
PAB838.89
$1,285.14
kr134,875
+53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $570.45
PAB570.45
$1,064.16
kr111,684
+86.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $78.80
PAB78.80
$69.69
kr7,314
-11.6%
Average +39.3%
Panama City vs. Iceland - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 33.1% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $295.00
PAB295.00
$279.46
kr29,329
-5.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,710.53
PAB7,710.53
$3,014.93
kr316,417
-60.9%
Average -33.1%
Panama City vs. Iceland - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 79.8% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.50
PAB2.50
$7.97
kr837
+218.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.13
PAB3.13
$4.17
kr438
+33.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.00
PAB6.00
$10.58
kr1,110
+76.3%
Monthly membership at local gym $50.38
PAB50.38
$50.68
kr5,319
+0.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.50
PAB6.50
$11.05
kr1,159
+70.0%
Average +79.8%
Panama City vs. Iceland - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 88.5% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $50.00
PAB50.00
$104.95
kr11,015
+109.9%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $40.80
PAB40.80
$60.45
kr6,345
+48.2%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $69.20
PAB69.20
$154.03
kr16,166
+122.6%
Men's business shoes (leather) $93.26
PAB93.26
$161.72
kr16,973
+73.4%
Average +88.5%
Panama City vs. Iceland - 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: January 2021
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