Australia is 96.0% more expensive than Panama.

If you lived in Australia instead of Panama, you would:

pay 64.2% more for restaurants

 
Panama
Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.70
PAB7.70
$15.31
A$23.33
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
PAB7.45
$8.98
A$13.68
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.54
PAB1.54
$2.45
A$3.73

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pay 21.9% more for groceries

 
Panama
Australia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.94
PAB1.94
$2.00
A$3.05
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.35
PAB5.35
$4.24
A$6.45
Milk (1 gallon) $6.06
PAB6.06
$5.00
A$7.61

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pay 55.9% more for transportation

 
Panama
Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.07
PAB4.07
$4.95
A$7.54
Monthly public transit pass $27.50
PAB27.50
$81.92
A$124.82
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,583.33
PAB20,583.33
$22,079.60
A$33,642.68

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pay 66.5% more for housing

 
Panama
Australia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$49.92
PAB49.92
$55.83
A$85.07
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $696.35
PAB696.35
$1,119.19
A$1,705.31
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $440.76
PAB440.76
$889.00
A$1,354.56

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

 
Panama
Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $228.54
PAB228.54
$1,373.48
A$2,092.77
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,185.93
PAB6,185.93
$11,458.00
A$17,458.56

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Panama
Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.75
PAB1.75
$5.72
A$8.71
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.22
PAB3.22
$3.30
A$5.02
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.43
PAB5.43
$24.53
A$37.38

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pay 23.1% more for clothing

 
Panama
Australia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.38
PAB48.38
$71.47
A$108.90
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.88
PAB38.88
$41.82
A$63.72
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.05
PAB82.05
$101.71
A$154.97

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