Cost of living comparison
Panama City is 42.7% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.0% less in Panama City
- Groceries
-
pay 56.4% less in Panama City
- Transportation
-
pay 36.4% less in Panama City
- Housing
-
pay 45.8% less in Panama City
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.7% less in Panama City
Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Panama City.
If you lived in Panama City instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$13.25
PAB13.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$8.00
PAB8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.86
PAB1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.41
PAB1.41
|
|
pay 56.4% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$2.51
PAB2.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.39
PAB6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$6.80
PAB6.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$2.68
PAB2.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.41
PAB3.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.48
PAB1.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
PAB0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.24
PAB1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.40
PAB1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
PAB0.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.15
PAB1.15
|
|
pay 36.4% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$3.69
PAB3.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,750.00
PAB19,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.71
PAB16.71
|
|
pay 45.8% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$52.10
PAB52.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$1,023.81
PAB1,023.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$755.88
PAB755.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$94.84
PAB94.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$439.17
PAB439.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,092.67
PAB10,092.67
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$3.00
PAB3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$3.59
PAB3.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.50
PAB5.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$47.27
PAB47.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.00
PAB7.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.91
PAB53.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.78
PAB37.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$87.62
PAB87.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$108.75
PAB108.75
|
Change currency:
Compare countries by overall cost of living
Help us improve these prices
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Panama City or Charlotte Amalie. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.