Cost of living comparison

Caracas, Venezuela

compared to

Panama City, Panama

Panama City vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Panama City is 88.9% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% less in Panama City
Groceries: pay 13.5% more in Panama City
Transportation: pay 2.6% more in Panama City
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Panama City
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Panama City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.7% more in Panama City
Clothing: pay 3.8% less in Panama City

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

Panama City vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.8% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Panama City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 VEF149.62	$13.25 PAB13.25	-11.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 VEF119.69	$8.00 PAB8.00	-33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 VEF17.78	$1.86 PAB1.86	+4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.84	$1.41 PAB1.41	+9.6%
Average			-7.8%

Caracas vs. Panama City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.5% more for groceries

	Caracas	Panama City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 VEF21.64	$2.51 PAB2.51	+15.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 VEF48.61	$6.39 PAB6.39	+31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.73 VEF77.06	$6.80 PAB6.80	-12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 VEF30.26	$2.68 PAB2.68	-11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 VEF32.36	$3.41 PAB3.41	+5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55 VEF25.43	$1.48 PAB1.48	-41.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.56	$0.72 PAB0.72	+9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.97	$1.24 PAB1.24	+37.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 VEF7.51	$1.40 PAB1.40	+85.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 VEF10.04	$0.98 PAB0.98	-2.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$1.15 PAB1.15	+31.5%
Average			+13.5%

Caracas vs. Panama City - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6% more for transportation

	Caracas	Panama City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$3.69 PAB3.69	+95.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$25.00 PAB25.00	-16.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	-38.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.80 VEF237.39	$16.71 PAB16.71	-29.8%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Caracas	Panama City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.22 VEF371.27	$52.10 PAB52.10	+40.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	$1,023.81 PAB1,023.81	+159.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	$755.88 PAB755.88	+106.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$7.90 VEF78.82	$94.84 PAB94.84	+1100.2%
Average			+351.5%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Caracas	Panama City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$98.67 VEF984.15	$439.17 PAB439.17	+345.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	$10,092.67 PAB10,092.67	+113.8%
Average			+229.5%

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pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Panama City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$3.00 PAB3.00	+100.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 VEF27.12	$3.59 PAB3.59	+32.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 VEF32.42	$5.50 PAB5.50	+69.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.88 VEF716.92	$47.27 PAB47.27	-34.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$7.00 PAB7.00	+16.7%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 3.8% less for clothing

	Caracas	Panama City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 VEF598.47	$53.91 PAB53.91	-10.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 VEF432.23	$37.78 PAB37.78	-12.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	$87.62 PAB87.62	-22.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.33 VEF831.21	$108.75 PAB108.75	+30.5%
Average			-3.8%

Caracas vs. Panama City - Cost of clothing

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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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