Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Panama
  3. Panama City
  4. Turkey
  5. Comparison
PAB
COMPARED TO
TRY

Turkey is 54.8% cheaper than Panama City.

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

pay 72.0% less for restaurants

  Panama City help_outline Turkey help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.25
PAB11.25
$2.59
₺9.24
-77.0%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.25
PAB7.25
$2.90
₺10.35
-60.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.45
PAB1.45
$0.49
₺1.74
-66.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.16
PAB1.16
$0.18
₺0.64
-84.5%
Average -72.0%
Panama City vs. Turkey - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 66.3% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.83
PAB1.83
$0.30
₺1.06
-83.8%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.06
PAB5.06
$2.15
₺7.67
-57.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.71
PAB5.71
$2.36
₺8.43
-58.6%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.13
PAB2.13
$1.29
₺4.62
-39.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.59
PAB3.59
$1.03
₺3.67
-71.3%
Apples (1 lb) $1.60
PAB1.60
$0.27
₺0.98
-82.8%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.78
PAB0.78
$0.65
₺2.33
-16.2%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.14
PAB1.14
$0.33
₺1.18
-70.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.25
PAB1.25
$0.25
₺0.89
-80.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.03
PAB1.03
$0.15
₺0.54
-85.2%
Onions (1 lb) $1.06
PAB1.06
$0.17
₺0.61
-83.9%
Average -66.3%
Panama City vs. Turkey - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 14.3% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.86
PAB2.86
$2.98
₺10.62
+4.2%
Monthly public transit pass $22.50
PAB22.50
$18.98
₺67.68
-15.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
PAB20,000.00
$25,487.68
₺90,873.76
+27.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $18.50
PAB18.50
$4.97
₺17.72
-73.1%
Average -14.3%
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home

pay 68.7% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $45.81
PAB45.81
$17.64
₺62.88
-61.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $861.90
PAB861.90
$133.43
₺475.74
-84.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $553.85
PAB553.85
$94.97
₺338.59
-82.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $79.50
PAB79.50
$43.06
₺153.51
-45.8%
Average -68.7%
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child_care

pay 58.5% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $352.14
PAB352.14
$190.17
₺678.02
-46.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,831.38
PAB11,831.38
$3,423.72
₺12,206.94
-71.1%
Average -58.5%
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gamepad

pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.50
PAB2.50
$1.88
₺6.69
-25.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.10
PAB3.10
$1.37
₺4.87
-55.9%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.00
PAB6.00
$2.07
₺7.38
-65.5%
Monthly membership at local gym $48.43
PAB48.43
$17.72
₺63.18
-63.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.50
PAB6.50
$2.48
₺8.84
-61.8%
Average -54.3%
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store

pay 49.2% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $51.54
PAB51.54
$26.03
₺92.80
-49.5%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $37.38
PAB37.38
$19.67
₺70.14
-47.4%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $74.09
PAB74.09
$46.12
₺164.44
-37.8%
Men's business shoes (leather) $93.41
PAB93.41
$35.21
₺125.52
-62.3%
Average -49.2%
Panama City vs. Turkey - 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: June 2021
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