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Panama City vs. Riga Cost of Living Summary

Panama City is 9.6% more expensive than Riga.

Restaurants: pay 14.5% less in Panama City
Groceries: pay 37.0% more in Panama City
Transportation: pay 9.6% more in Panama City
Housing: pay 73.4% more in Panama City
Childcare: pay 9.6% less in Panama City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.7% less in Panama City
Clothing: pay 10.1% less in Panama City

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

Panama City vs. Riga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Panama City instead of Riga, you would:

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pay 14.5% less for restaurants

	Riga	Panama City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$10.00 PAB10.00	-42.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.76 €7.52	$8.00 PAB8.00	-8.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 €1.60	$1.70 PAB1.70	-9.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 €1.12	$1.33 PAB1.33	+2.5%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 37.0% more for groceries

	Riga	Panama City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 €1.49	$2.56 PAB2.56	+47.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.21 €5.34	$5.81 PAB5.81	-6.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.05 €4.33	$6.82 PAB6.82	+35.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 €2.72	$2.84 PAB2.84	-10.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 €3.07	$3.29 PAB3.29	-7.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.71	$1.65 PAB1.65	+98.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.74	$0.70 PAB0.70	-18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.01	$1.40 PAB1.40	+19.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 €1.34	$1.46 PAB1.46	-6.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 €0.42	$1.00 PAB1.00	+104.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 €0.47	$1.37 PAB1.37	+150.1%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 9.6% more for transportation

	Riga	Panama City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.97 €5.99	$3.44 PAB3.44	-50.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.09	$22.50 PAB22.50	-35.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,747.33 €26,406.14	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	-35.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.16 €8.73	$26.50 PAB26.50	+160.8%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 73.4% more for housing

	Riga	Panama City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.30 €17.43	$49.20 PAB49.20	+142.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$611.66 €525.30	$1,164.71 PAB1,164.71	+90.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$425.09 €365.07	$953.85 PAB953.85	+124.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.02 €225.88	$95.90 PAB95.90	-63.5%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 9.6% less for childcare

	Riga	Panama City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$541.40 €464.96	$476.00 PAB476.00	-12.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,927.67 €14,537.67	$15,733.33 PAB15,733.33	-7.1%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Riga	Panama City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.02	$3.00 PAB3.00	-48.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 €3.06	$3.61 PAB3.61	+1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €5.02	$5.92 PAB5.92	+1.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.50 €45.09	$43.86 PAB43.86	-16.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.03	$8.00 PAB8.00	-31.5%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 10.1% less for clothing

	Riga	Panama City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.14 €73.98	$50.00 PAB50.00	-42.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.66 €39.21	$47.50 PAB47.50	+4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.70 €73.60	$89.55 PAB89.55	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.33 €117.08	$126.88 PAB126.88	-6.9%
Average			-10.1%

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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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