Cost of living comparison

Bucharest, Romania

compared to

Panama City, Panama

Panama City vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Panama City is 31.6% more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 6.3% less in Panama City
Groceries: pay 61.7% more in Panama City
Transportation: pay 42.2% more in Panama City
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Panama City
Childcare: pay 10.9% less in Panama City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% less in Panama City
Clothing: pay 7.9% less in Panama City

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

Panama City vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.3% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Panama City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.85 RON52.79	$13.25 PAB13.25	+11.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 RON33.59	$8.00 PAB8.00	+6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 RON8.90	$1.86 PAB1.86	-7.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 RON9.82	$1.41 PAB1.41	-36.0%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 61.7% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Panama City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 RON5.23	$2.51 PAB2.51	+113.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 RON20.15	$6.39 PAB6.39	+41.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 RON28.25	$6.80 PAB6.80	+7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 RON14.60	$2.68 PAB2.68	-18.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 RON13.76	$3.41 PAB3.41	+10.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 RON2.61	$1.48 PAB1.48	+153.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RON3.43	$0.72 PAB0.72	-6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.35	$1.24 PAB1.24	+65.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 RON3.92	$1.40 PAB1.40	+58.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.26	$0.98 PAB0.98	+94.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 RON1.96	$1.15 PAB1.15	+160.1%
Average			+61.7%

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pay 42.2% more for transportation

	Bucharest	Panama City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 RON27.14	$3.69 PAB3.69	-39.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON76.78	$25.00 PAB25.00	+45.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON115,828.28	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	-24.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON25.91	$16.71 PAB16.71	+187.2%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Bucharest	Panama City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.35 RON41.67	$52.10 PAB52.10	+456.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.94 RON2,681.27	$1,023.81 PAB1,023.81	+70.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.23 RON1,769.42	$755.88 PAB755.88	+90.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.07 RON579.37	$94.84 PAB94.84	-27.1%
Average			+147.5%

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pay 10.9% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Panama City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$527.95 RON2,351.70	$439.17 PAB439.17	-16.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,631.65 RON47,357.62	$10,092.67 PAB10,092.67	-5.1%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Panama City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.23 RON14.40	$3.00 PAB3.00	-7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 RON14.11	$3.59 PAB3.59	+13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 RON26.63	$5.50 PAB5.50	-8.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.84 RON222.02	$47.27 PAB47.27	-5.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON38.39	$7.00 PAB7.00	-18.8%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 7.9% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Panama City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RON349.29	$53.91 PAB53.91	-31.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.68 RON176.74	$37.78 PAB37.78	-4.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.94 RON382.83	$87.62 PAB87.62	+1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.80 RON471.28	$108.75 PAB108.75	+2.8%
Average			-7.9%

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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: June 2025

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