Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Panama City, Panama

Panama City vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Panama City is 55.3% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Panama City
Groceries: pay 36.8% more in Panama City
Transportation: pay 14.1% less in Panama City
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Panama City
Childcare: pay 27.1% less in Panama City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% more in Panama City
Clothing: pay 3.6% more in Panama City

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

Panama City vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Panama City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB99.55	$13.25 PAB13.25	+354.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB199.10	$8.00 PAB8.00	+37.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB21.04	$1.86 PAB1.86	+201.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.97	$1.41 PAB1.41	+383.7%
Average			+244.4%

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pay 36.8% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Panama City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB52.02	$2.51 PAB2.51	+64.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB401.21	$6.39 PAB6.39	-45.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB250.12	$6.80 PAB6.80	-7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB77.65	$2.68 PAB2.68	+17.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.93	$3.41 PAB3.41	+159.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB50.28	$1.48 PAB1.48	+0.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.83	$0.72 PAB0.72	-0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB35.38	$1.24 PAB1.24	+19.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.50	$1.40 PAB1.40	+73.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.35	$0.98 PAB0.98	+38.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.27	$1.15 PAB1.15	+84.1%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 14.1% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Panama City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB152.60	$3.69 PAB3.69	-17.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,343.93	$25.00 PAB25.00	-36.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,891,463.23	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	-64.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB353.40	$16.71 PAB16.71	+61.6%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Panama City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB524.94	$52.10 PAB52.10	+239.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,524.78	$1,023.81 PAB1,023.81	+79.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,317.07	$755.88 PAB755.88	+150.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,301.08	$94.84 PAB94.84	+40.9%
Average			+127.4%

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pay 27.1% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Panama City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,620.72	$439.17 PAB439.17	-30.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB450,824.90	$10,092.67 PAB10,092.67	-23.5%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Panama City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB79.64	$3.00 PAB3.00	+28.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB88.30	$3.59 PAB3.59	+38.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB143.60	$5.50 PAB5.50	+30.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,865.25	$47.27 PAB47.27	-13.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB248.88	$7.00 PAB7.00	-3.9%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 3.6% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Panama City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,888.84	$53.91 PAB53.91	-2.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,190.65	$37.78 PAB37.78	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,318.32	$87.62 PAB87.62	-9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,148.29	$108.75 PAB108.75	+18.1%
Average			+3.6%

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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: April 2025

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