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Panama City vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Panama City is 61.2% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 18.1% less in Panama City
Groceries: pay 33.8% more in Panama City
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Panama City
Housing: pay 2.5% less in Panama City
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Panama City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.7% more in Panama City
Clothing: pay 28.8% less in Panama City

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Panama City are more expensive than in Port-au-prince. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and housing are lower in Panama City. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Panama City.

Panama City vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Panama City instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

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pay 18.1% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Panama City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,570.88	$10.00 PAB10.00	-16.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,490.49	$8.00 PAB8.00	-29.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.81	$1.70 PAB1.70	-15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.36	$1.33 PAB1.33	-11.0%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 33.8% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Panama City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.27	$2.56 PAB2.56	+2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG654.53	$5.81 PAB5.81	+16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG743.30	$6.82 PAB6.82	+20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.92	$2.84 PAB2.84	+1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG904.34	$3.29 PAB3.29	-52.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.89	$1.65 PAB1.65	-27.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.25	$0.70 PAB0.70	+29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.38	$1.40 PAB1.40	+208.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.38	$1.46 PAB1.46	+222.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.89	$1.00 PAB1.00	-56.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.26	$1.37 PAB1.37	+7.5%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Panama City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG560.79	$3.44 PAB3.44	-19.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,618.13	$22.50 PAB22.50	+12.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,581,720.29	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	-43.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.64	$26.50 PAB26.50	+640.2%
Average			+147.4%

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pay 2.5% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Panama City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,727.93	$49.20 PAB49.20	-70.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,124.73	$1,164.71 PAB1,164.71	+28.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,506.60	$953.85 PAB953.85	+7.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,010.48	$95.90 PAB95.90	+25.4%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Panama City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,090.63	$476.00 PAB476.00	+376.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG899,038.47	$15,733.33 PAB15,733.33	+129.1%
Average			+252.6%

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pay 43.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Panama City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG654.53	$3.00 PAB3.00	-40.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.69	$3.61 PAB3.61	+119.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.81	$5.92 PAB5.92	+196.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,103.43	$43.86 PAB43.86	-36.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,309.06	$8.00 PAB8.00	-20.0%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 28.8% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Panama City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,472.50	$50.00 PAB50.00	-37.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,817.97	$47.50 PAB47.50	-36.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,708.76	$89.55 PAB89.55	-25.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,635.94	$126.88 PAB126.88	-15.4%
Average			-28.8%

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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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