Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Panama
  3. United States
  4. Indiana
  5. Comparison
PAB
COMPARED TO
USD

Indiana is 78.6% more expensive than Panama.

If you lived in Indiana instead of Panama, you would:
local_dining

pay 53.5% more for restaurants

  Panama help_outline Indiana help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.67
PAB6.67
$12.92 +93.8%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.33
PAB6.33
$7.16 +13.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.12
PAB1.12
$1.83 +63.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.05
PAB1.05
$1.51 +44.1%
Average +53.5%
Panama vs. Indiana - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 28.2% more for groceries

  Panama help_outline Indiana help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.03
PAB2.03
$2.37 +16.6%
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.10
PAB6.10
$5.61 -8.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.74
PAB5.74
$2.28 -60.2%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.94
PAB1.94
$1.71 -12.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.60
PAB2.60
$3.89 +49.6%
Apples (1 lb) $1.30
PAB1.30
$2.29 +75.3%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.70
PAB0.70
$0.70 -0.3%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.04
PAB1.04
$2.29 +120.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.14
PAB1.14
$1.59 +39.3%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.92
PAB0.92
$1.39 +50.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.86
PAB0.86
$1.20 +39.5%
Average +28.2%
Panama vs. Indiana - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 13.9% more for transportation

  Panama help_outline Indiana help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.16
PAB3.16
$2.59 -17.9%
Monthly public transit pass $30.14
PAB30.14
$43.33 +43.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $17,333.33
PAB17,333.33
$23,951.50 +38.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $17.83
PAB17.83
$16.36 -8.3%
Average +13.9%
Panama vs. Indiana - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 59.4% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $41.46
PAB41.46
$58.23 +40.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $633.63
PAB633.63
$859.32 +35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $427.02
PAB427.02
$670.99 +57.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $63.57
PAB63.57
$129.94 +104.4%
Average +59.4%
Panama vs. Indiana - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 4.3 times more for childcare

  Panama help_outline Indiana help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $154.80
PAB154.80
$863.51 +457.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,901.45
PAB3,901.45
$11,531.82 +195.6%
Average +326.7%
Panama vs. Indiana - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 59.6% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.68
PAB1.68
$3.88 +130.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.84
PAB2.84
$4.21 +48.5%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.14
PAB5.14
$6.77 +31.7%
Monthly membership at local gym $42.99
PAB42.99
$34.23 -20.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.17
PAB5.17
$10.74 +107.8%
Average +59.6%
Panama vs. Indiana - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 9.1% more for clothing

  Panama help_outline Indiana help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $38.30
PAB38.30
$38.77 +1.2%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $32.42
PAB32.42
$31.80 -1.9%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $62.07
PAB62.07
$74.30 +19.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $74.14
PAB74.14
$87.07 +17.4%
Average +9.1%
Panama vs. Indiana - Cost of clothing
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