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Panama vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Panama is 21.9% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.8% less in Panama
Groceries: pay 20.5% less in Panama
Housing: pay 7.6% more in Panama
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% less in Panama
Clothing: pay 44.5% less in Panama

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Panama.

Panama vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Panama instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 44.8% less for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Panama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$8.35 PAB8.35	-54.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$7.75 PAB7.75	-44.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.37 PAB1.37	-32.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$1.21 PAB1.21	-47.0%
Average			-44.8%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Panama - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.5% less for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Panama
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.21 PAB2.21	-40.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.02 PAB6.02
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$6.86 PAB6.86	-25.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$2.47 PAB2.47	-55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$3.58 PAB3.58	-14.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$2.13 PAB2.13	+6.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$0.60 PAB0.60	-57.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.40 PAB1.40
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$1.51 PAB1.51	-10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$0.96 PAB0.96	-4.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.99 PAB0.99	+18.1%
Average			-20.5%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Panama
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.87 PAB3.87
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.75 PAB23.75
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$23,416.67 PAB23,416.67
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.20 PAB20.20

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pay 7.6% more for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Panama
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$48.39 PAB48.39
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$765.94 PAB765.94	+9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	$630.77 PAB630.77	-3.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$89.09 PAB89.09	+16.5%
Average			+7.6%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Panama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$363.00 PAB363.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,411.11 PAB9,411.11

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pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Panama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$1.95 PAB1.95	-12.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.54 PAB3.54	-4.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.48 PAB5.48
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$51.47 PAB51.47
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$5.97 PAB5.97	-5.1%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 44.5% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Panama
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$43.33 PAB43.33	-51.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$34.17 PAB34.17
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$80.40 PAB80.40	-37.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$106.46 PAB106.46
Average			-44.5%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Panama - Cost of clothing

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