Cost of living comparison
Panama City is 10.6% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Panama City instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR29.83
|
$13.25
PAB13.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.35
|
$8.00
PAB8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
$1.86
PAB1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$1.41
PAB1.41
|
|
pay 52.1% more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.69
|
$2.51
PAB2.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$6.39
PAB6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.02
|
$6.80
PAB6.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
$2.68
PAB2.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR13.96
|
$3.41
PAB3.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
$1.48
PAB1.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.59
|
$0.72
PAB0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
$1.24
PAB1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.20
|
$1.40
PAB1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.54
|
$0.98
PAB0.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
$1.15
PAB1.15
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
|
Doha
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
$3.69
PAB3.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR119.33
|
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR79,555.02
|
$19,750.00
PAB19,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR71.60
|
$16.71
PAB16.71
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
|
Doha
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR319.33
|
$52.10
PAB52.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,700.98
|
$1,023.81
PAB1,023.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,681.02
|
$755.88
PAB755.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR275.41
|
$94.84
PAB94.84
|
|
pay 27.6% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,897.34
|
$439.17
PAB439.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR40,791.07
|
$10,092.67
PAB10,092.67
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
$3.00
PAB3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.09
|
$3.59
PAB3.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR23.87
|
$5.50
PAB5.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR428.35
|
$47.27
PAB47.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR44.75
|
$7.00
PAB7.00
|
|
pay 9.7% less for clothing
|
Doha
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR221.92
|
$53.91
PAB53.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR200.84
|
$37.78
PAB37.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR351.92
|
$87.62
PAB87.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR344.87
|
$108.75
PAB108.75
|
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