Cost of living comparison

Freetown, Sierra Leone

compared to

Panama City, Panama

Panama City vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Panama City is 92.3% more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Panama City
Groceries: pay 46.1% more in Panama City
Transportation: pay 32.1% more in Panama City
Housing: pay 27.4% less in Panama City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.1% more in Panama City
Clothing: pay 4.2 times more in Panama City

The cost of clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Panama City are more expensive than in Freetown. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Panama City.

Panama City vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Freetown	Panama City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$13.25 PAB13.25	+341.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$8.00 PAB8.00	-20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$1.86 PAB1.86	+80.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$1.41 PAB1.41	+59.1%
Average			+115.3%

Freetown vs. Panama City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.1% more for groceries

	Freetown	Panama City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SLL10,485	$2.51 PAB2.51	+401.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.39 PAB6.39
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.57 SLL158,756	$6.80 PAB6.80	-10.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 SLL40,891	$2.68 PAB2.68	+37.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$3.41 PAB3.41	+0.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.48 PAB1.48	-18.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.72 PAB0.72	-20.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.24 PAB1.24
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.40 PAB1.40	-38.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.98 PAB0.98	+8.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$1.15 PAB1.15	+55.2%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 32.1% more for transportation

	Freetown	Panama City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 SLL101,357	$3.69 PAB3.69	-23.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$25.00 PAB25.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	+64.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$16.71 PAB16.71	+55.4%
Average			+32.1%

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pay 27.4% less for housing

	Freetown	Panama City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$52.10 PAB52.10	-47.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,361.67 SLL28,553,469	$1,023.81 PAB1,023.81	-24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.33 SLL20,515,161	$755.88 PAB755.88	-22.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$94.84 PAB94.84	-14.1%
Average			-27.4%

Freetown vs. Panama City - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	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

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pay 71.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Panama City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$3.00 PAB3.00	+100.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$3.59 PAB3.59	+106.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$5.50 PAB5.50	+83.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$47.27 PAB47.27	-5.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.00 PAB7.00
Average			+71.1%

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pay 4.2 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Panama City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$53.91 PAB53.91	+439.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$37.78 PAB37.78	+372.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$87.62 PAB87.62	+338.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$108.75 PAB108.75	+117.5%
Average			+316.7%

Freetown 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: April 2025

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