Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

Panama

Panama City vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Panama City is 0.2% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 12.4% less in Panama City
Groceries: pay 76.4% more in Panama City
Transportation: pay 24.4% less in Panama City
Housing: pay 9.1% less in Panama City
Childcare: pay 21.5% less in Panama City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% less in Panama City
Clothing: pay 9.5% less in Panama City

Expenses including transportation, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are lower in Panama City. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Panama City.

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Panama City vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.4% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Panama City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN44.70	$11.50 PAB11.50
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN39.73	$8.00 PAB8.00	-21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.69	$1.97 PAB1.97	-11.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.71	$1.60 PAB1.60	-28.6%
Average			-12.4%

Warsaw vs. Panama City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.4% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Panama City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.78	$2.52 PAB2.52	+69.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.13	$6.18 PAB6.18	+40.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.80	$7.09 PAB7.09	+74.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.11	$2.75 PAB2.75	-29.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.46	$3.07 PAB3.07	+3.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.11	$1.87 PAB1.87	+243.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$0.82 PAB0.82	+6.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$1.92 PAB1.92	+148.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.12	$1.86 PAB1.86	+1.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.56	$1.55 PAB1.55	+283.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.59	$1.96 PAB1.96	+379.5%
Average			+76.4%

Warsaw vs. Panama City - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.4% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Panama City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.68	$4.62 PAB4.62	-30.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN109.26	$21.00 PAB21.00	-25.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN119K	$21,262.00 PAB21,262.00	-30.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN49.66	$16.98 PAB16.98	+32.8%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 9.1% less for housing

	Warsaw	Panama City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN62.61	$48.70 PAB48.70	+202.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	$1,262.50 PAB1,262.50	+7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	$874.18 PAB874.18	-8.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	$100.29 PAB100.29	-61.8%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 21.5% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Panama City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	$543.33 PAB543.33	-7.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	$9,641.50 PAB9,641.50	-33.3%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Panama City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN17.88	$3.30 PAB3.30	-28.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.58	$4.11 PAB4.11	-3.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN24.83	$6.00 PAB6.00	-6.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN181.45	$46.40 PAB46.40	-0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN35.76	$8.50 PAB8.50	-7.7%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 9.5% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Panama City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN419.08	$66.67 PAB66.67	-38.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN153.88	$48.43 PAB48.43	+22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN412.46	$94.62 PAB94.62	-10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN434.46	$111.67 PAB111.67	-0.2%
Average			-9.5%

Warsaw vs. Panama City - Cost of clothing

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