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Saint Helier vs. Panama City Cost of Living Summary

Saint Helier is 97.8% more expensive than Panama City.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Saint Helier
Groceries: pay 39.9% more in Saint Helier
Transportation: pay 84.6% more in Saint Helier
Housing: pay 71.8% more in Saint Helier
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Saint Helier
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Saint Helier
Clothing: pay 67.3% more in Saint Helier

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and clothing in Saint Helier are more expensive than in Panama City. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Saint Helier.

Saint Helier vs. Panama City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Panama City, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Panama City	Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 PAB10.00	$40.06 £30.03	+300.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 PAB8.00	$10.68 £8.01	+33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 PAB1.70	$3.17 £2.37	+86.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 PAB1.33	$2.54 £1.90	+90.1%
Average			+127.7%

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pay 39.9% more for groceries

	Panama City	Saint Helier
Bread 1 loaf	$2.56 PAB2.56	$2.33 £1.75	-9.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.81 PAB5.81	$4.31 £3.23	-25.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.82 PAB6.82	$8.21 £6.16	+20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 PAB2.84	$5.72 £4.29	+101.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.29 PAB3.29	$5.27 £3.95	+60.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.65 PAB1.65	$1.95 £1.46	+18.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 PAB0.70	$1.44 £1.08	+104.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.40 PAB1.40	$1.91 £1.43	+36.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.46 PAB1.46	$1.89 £1.42	+29.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 PAB1.00	$1.76 £1.32	+77.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PAB1.37	$1.72 £1.29	+25.8%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 84.6% more for transportation

	Panama City	Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 PAB3.44	$8.09 £6.06	+135.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.50 PAB22.50	$66.77 £50.05	+196.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	$22,034.64 £16,517.72	+11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 PAB26.50	$25.19 £18.88	-4.9%
Average			+84.6%

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pay 71.8% more for housing

	Panama City	Saint Helier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.20 PAB49.20	$74.56 £55.89	+51.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,164.71 PAB1,164.71	$2,014.28 £1,509.95	+72.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$953.85 PAB953.85	$1,629.23 £1,221.31	+70.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.90 PAB95.90	$183.82 £137.79	+91.7%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Panama City	Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$476.00 PAB476.00	$2,136.69 £1,601.72	+348.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,733.33 PAB15,733.33	$16,915.48 £12,680.27	+7.5%
Average			+178.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Panama City	Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PAB3.00	$8.01 £6.01	+167.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.61 PAB3.61	$4.89 £3.67	+35.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.92 PAB5.92	$15.29 £11.46	+158.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.86 PAB43.86	$68.44 £51.31	+56.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 PAB8.00	$20.70 £15.52	+158.7%
Average			+115.1%

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pay 67.3% more for clothing

	Panama City	Saint Helier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 PAB50.00	$106.83 £80.09	+113.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.50 PAB47.50	$71.67 £53.72	+50.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.55 PAB89.55	$125.20 £93.85	+39.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.88 PAB126.88	$209.22 £156.83	+64.9%
Average			+67.3%

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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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