Cost of living comparison
Panama City is 31.6% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Panama City instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 6.3% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON55.01
|
$13.25
PAB13.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.01
|
$8.00
PAB8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.27
|
$1.86
PAB1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.23
|
$1.41
PAB1.41
|
|
pay 61.7% more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.45
|
$2.51
PAB2.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.00
|
$6.39
PAB6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON29.43
|
$6.80
PAB6.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.21
|
$2.68
PAB2.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.34
|
$3.41
PAB3.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.72
|
$1.48
PAB1.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.57
|
$0.72
PAB0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.49
|
$1.24
PAB1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.09
|
$1.40
PAB1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.35
|
$0.98
PAB0.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.05
|
$1.15
PAB1.15
|
|
pay 42.2% more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON28.28
|
$3.69
PAB3.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON80.01
|
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON120,698.67
|
$19,750.00
PAB19,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.00
|
$16.71
PAB16.71
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON43.42
|
$52.10
PAB52.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,794.01
|
$1,023.81
PAB1,023.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,843.82
|
$755.88
PAB755.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON603.73
|
$94.84
PAB94.84
|
|
pay 10.9% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,450.59
|
$439.17
PAB439.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON49,348.93
|
$10,092.67
PAB10,092.67
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.00
|
$3.00
PAB3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON14.70
|
$3.59
PAB3.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON27.75
|
$5.50
PAB5.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON231.35
|
$47.27
PAB47.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON40.01
|
$7.00
PAB7.00
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON363.98
|
$53.91
PAB53.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON184.17
|
$37.78
PAB37.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON398.92
|
$87.62
PAB87.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON491.10
|
$108.75
PAB108.75
|
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