Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 9.4% more expensive than Panama City.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Panama City, you would:
pay 15.8% more for restaurants
Panama City
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
PAB10.00
|
$10.09
₡5,057
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
PAB7.00
|
$9.20
₡4,611
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
PAB1.73
|
$1.83
₡915
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PAB1.34
|
$1.68
₡839
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
Panama City
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.36
PAB2.36
|
$2.05
₡1,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
PAB4.56
|
$3.67
₡1,839
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.17
PAB6.17
|
$7.11
₡3,563
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
PAB2.20
|
$3.18
₡1,593
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
PAB3.23
|
$3.84
₡1,922
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
PAB1.43
|
$2.21
₡1,109
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
PAB0.60
|
$0.53
₡266
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
PAB1.36
|
$0.88
₡440
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
PAB1.53
|
$1.08
₡542
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
PAB0.89
|
$0.98
₡491
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
PAB0.94
|
$1.03
₡515
|
|
pay 29.0% more for transportation
Panama City
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.18
PAB4.18
|
$6.17
₡3,089
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
$35.74
₡17,907
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
PAB22,250.00
|
$32,532.30
₡16,301,969
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
PAB16.80
|
$13.32
₡6,673
|
|
pay 21.9% less for housing
Panama City
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.20
PAB50.20
|
$50.83
₡25,472
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.91
PAB900.91
|
$686.22
₡343,865
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$515.48
PAB515.48
|
$420.20
₡210,562
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.33
PAB82.33
|
$44.00
₡22,051
|
|
pay 10.8% less for childcare
Panama City
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$420.62
PAB420.62
|
$358.07
₡179,431
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.71
PAB9,343.71
|
$8,730.45
₡4,374,839
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
Panama City
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
PAB2.50
|
$2.79
₡1,397
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
PAB3.51
|
$3.05
₡1,528
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.78
PAB5.78
|
$4.37
₡2,189
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
PAB42.79
|
$60.66
₡30,395
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
PAB6.00
|
$7.44
₡3,726
|
|
pay 41.5% more for clothing
Panama City
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
PAB53.50
|
$85.11
₡42,651
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
PAB41.33
|
$48.81
₡24,457
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.88
PAB74.88
|
$122.12
₡61,195
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.67
PAB90.67
|
$113.99
₡57,122
|
|
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