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Panama City vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Panama City is 2.5 times more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Panama City
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Panama City
Transportation: pay 27.3% more in Panama City
Housing: pay 5.2 times more in Panama City
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Panama City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.4% more in Panama City
Clothing: pay 65.1% more in Panama City

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

Panama City vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Panama City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MGA15,329	$13.25 PAB13.25	+311.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 MGA20,439	$8.00 PAB8.00	+86.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MGA5,518	$1.86 PAB1.86	+60.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 MGA2,867	$1.41 PAB1.41	+134.1%
Average			+147.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Panama City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MGA5,676	$2.51 PAB2.51	+109.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 MGA24,818	$6.39 PAB6.39	+22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94 MGA18,758	$6.80 PAB6.80	+72.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MGA8,584	$2.68 PAB2.68	+48.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 MGA9,966	$3.41 PAB3.41	+62.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 MGA3,090	$1.48 PAB1.48	+128.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 MGA1,285	$0.72 PAB0.72	+167.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 MGA2,434	$1.24 PAB1.24	+142.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,584	$1.40 PAB1.40	+319.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MGA1,646	$0.98 PAB0.98	+184.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 MGA2,016	$1.15 PAB1.15	+170.3%
Average			+129.8%

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pay 27.3% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Panama City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 MGA21,760	$3.69 PAB3.69	-19.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$25.00 PAB25.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,817.99 MGA56,206,119	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	+67.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.46 MGA59,272	$16.71 PAB16.71	+34.1%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 5.2 times more for housing

	Antananarivo	Panama City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.31 MGA248,767	$52.10 PAB52.10	-0.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$354.54 MGA1,686,184	$1,023.81 PAB1,023.81	+188.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$53.69 MGA255,359	$755.88 PAB755.88	+1307.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.96 MGA171,039	$94.84 PAB94.84	+163.7%
Average			+415.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Panama City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.71 MGA426,656	$439.17 PAB439.17	+389.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,292.35 MGA53,706,181	$10,092.67 PAB10,092.67	-10.6%
Average			+189.4%

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pay 99.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Panama City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 MGA5,110	$3.00 PAB3.00	+179.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 MGA5,314	$3.59 PAB3.59	+221.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 MGA15,329	$5.50 PAB5.50	+70.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.29 MGA191,612	$47.27 PAB47.27	+17.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MGA30,658	$7.00 PAB7.00	+8.6%
Average			+99.4%

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pay 65.1% more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Panama City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.71 MGA93,740	$53.91 PAB53.91	+173.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.89 MGA118,373	$37.78 PAB37.78	+51.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.25 MGA429,210	$87.62 PAB87.62	-2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.79 MGA374,707	$108.75 PAB108.75	+38.0%
Average			+65.1%

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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: January 2025

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