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Panama City vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Panama City is 34.6% more expensive than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 56.4% more in Panama City
Groceries: pay 4.8% more in Panama City
Transportation: pay 6.8% less in Panama City
Housing: pay 15.0% more in Panama City
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Panama City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% more in Panama City
Clothing: pay 34.4% more in Panama City

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Panama City are more expensive than in Port Moresby. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Panama City.

Panama City vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Panama City instead of Port Moresby, you would:

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pay 56.4% more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Panama City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.48 PGK40.21	$10.00 PAB10.00	+5.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.13	$8.00 PAB8.00	+35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 PGK3.27	$1.70 PAB1.70	+120.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 PGK3.45	$1.33 PAB1.33	+64.3%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 4.8% more for groceries

	Port Moresby	Panama City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.60	$2.56 PAB2.56	+64.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.19 PGK9.30	$5.81 PAB5.81	+165.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.39 PGK31.35	$6.82 PAB6.82	-7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.78 PGK16.04	$2.84 PAB2.84	-24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 PGK11.97	$3.29 PAB3.29	+16.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 PGK7.69	$1.65 PAB1.65	-9.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 PGK5.47	$0.70 PAB0.70	-45.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.49 PGK10.56	$1.40 PAB1.40	-43.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.49 PGK10.56	$1.46 PAB1.46	-41.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 PGK6.29	$1.00 PAB1.00	-32.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 PGK5.20	$1.37 PAB1.37	+11.5%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 6.8% less for transportation

	Port Moresby	Panama City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 PGK17.57	$3.44 PAB3.44	-16.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.53	$22.50 PAB22.50	-5.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	-11.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.56	$26.50 PAB26.50	+6.5%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 15.0% more for housing

	Port Moresby	Panama City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK703.70	$49.20 PAB49.20	-70.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,066.09 PGK4,523.79	$1,164.71 PAB1,164.71	+9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.82 PGK2,010.57	$953.85 PAB953.85	+101.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK339.79	$95.90 PAB95.90	+19.8%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Port Moresby	Panama City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	$476.00 PAB476.00	-24.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	$15,733.33 PAB15,733.33	+296.5%
Average			+135.9%

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pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Panama City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 PGK10.05	$3.00 PAB3.00	+26.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 PGK9.55	$3.61 PAB3.61	+60.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.75 PGK28.65	$5.92 PAB5.92	-12.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK311.97	$43.86 PAB43.86	-40.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.71	$8.00 PAB8.00	-22.3%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 34.4% more for clothing

	Port Moresby	Panama City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.20	$50.00 PAB50.00	+60.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK154.81	$47.50 PAB47.50	+30.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK324.21	$89.55 PAB89.55	+17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK414.68	$126.88 PAB126.88	+29.8%
Average			+34.4%

Port Moresby vs. Panama City - 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: December 2025

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