Cost of living comparison
Panama City is 2.3 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Panama City instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 89.9% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$12.00
PAB12.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.25
PAB8.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$1.76
PAB1.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.33
PAB1.33
|
|
pay 38.0% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.40
PAB2.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.44
PAB5.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.66
PAB6.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.54
PAB2.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.39
PAB3.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.40
PAB1.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.62
PAB0.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.30
PAB1.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.41
PAB1.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.94
PAB0.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.97
PAB0.97
|
|
pay 30.7% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.69
PAB3.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$22,250.00
PAB22,250.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$14.00
PAB14.00
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$51.82
PAB51.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$925.91
PAB925.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$598.61
PAB598.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$86.14
PAB86.14
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$408.12
PAB408.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,675.75
PAB9,675.75
|
pay 63.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.50
PAB2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.70
PAB3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.75
PAB5.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$40.93
PAB40.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.00
PAB7.00
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$53.94
PAB53.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$40.79
PAB40.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$82.58
PAB82.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$92.86
PAB92.86
|
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