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Panama vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Panama is 13.1% more expensive than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.1% less in Panama
Groceries: pay 71.0% more in Panama
Transportation: pay 7.3% more in Panama
Housing: pay 42.5% more in Panama
Childcare: pay 11.3% more in Panama
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% less in Panama
Clothing: pay 15.5% less in Panama

The cost of groceries, housing, childcare, and transportation in Panama are more expensive than in Poland. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Panama.

Panama vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.1% less for restaurants

	Poland	Panama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.21 PLN37.31	$8.35 PAB8.35	-18.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.43 PLN30.80	$7.75 PAB7.75	-8.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 PLN7.31	$1.37 PAB1.37	-31.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 PLN6.02	$1.21 PAB1.21	-26.5%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 71.0% more for groceries

	Poland	Panama
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 PLN4.77	$2.21 PAB2.21	+69.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 PLN16.68	$6.02 PAB6.02	+31.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 PLN14.53	$6.86 PAB6.86	+72.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 PLN11.98	$2.47 PAB2.47	-24.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN10.79	$3.58 PAB3.58	+21.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.87	$2.13 PAB2.13	+318.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.75	$0.60 PAB0.60	-20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.04	$1.40 PAB1.40	+68.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 PLN4.66	$1.51 PAB1.51	+18.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.51	$0.96 PAB0.96	+131.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.86	$0.99 PAB0.99	+94.8%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 7.3% more for transportation

	Poland	Panama
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 PLN23.80	$3.87 PAB3.87	-40.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.67 PLN119.38	$23.75 PAB23.75	-27.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,516.14 PLN122,471.99	$23,416.67 PAB23,416.67	-30.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.89 PLN32.48	$20.20 PAB20.20	+127.3%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 42.5% more for housing

	Poland	Panama
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.32 PLN59.63	$48.39 PAB48.39	+196.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.05 PLN2,411.90	$765.94 PAB765.94	+16.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$540.72 PLN1,975.84	$630.77 PAB630.77	+16.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.52 PLN798.50	$89.09 PAB89.09	-59.2%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 11.3% more for childcare

	Poland	Panama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.18 PLN1,359.99	$363.00 PAB363.00	-2.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,516.31 PLN27,465.50	$9,411.11 PAB9,411.11	+25.2%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Panama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 PLN12.77	$1.95 PAB1.95	-44.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 PLN12.65	$3.54 PAB3.54	+2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.23 PLN19.12	$5.48 PAB5.48	+4.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 PLN135.21	$51.47 PAB51.47	+39.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 PLN27.02	$5.97 PAB5.97	-19.3%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 15.5% less for clothing

	Poland	Panama
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.74 PLN320.62	$43.33 PAB43.33	-50.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.84 PLN138.26	$34.17 PAB34.17	-9.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.94 PLN325.01	$80.40 PAB80.40	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.79 PLN360.99	$106.46 PAB106.46	+7.8%
Average			-15.5%

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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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