Cost of living comparison

Maseru, Lesotho

compared to

Panama City, Panama

Panama City vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Panama City is 3.8 times more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 69.9% more in Panama City
Groceries: pay 69.5% more in Panama City
Transportation: pay 41.0% more in Panama City
Housing: pay 6.6 times more in Panama City
Childcare: pay 12.0 times more in Panama City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.7% more in Panama City
Clothing: pay 3.6% less in Panama City

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

Panama City vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.9% more for restaurants

	Maseru	Panama City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$13.25 PAB13.25
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.58 LSL206.85	$8.00 PAB8.00	-30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 LSL18.38	$1.86 PAB1.86	+80.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 LSL9.69	$1.41 PAB1.41	+160.2%
Average			+69.9%

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pay 69.5% more for groceries

	Maseru	Panama City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 LSL14.66	$2.51 PAB2.51	+205.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.67 LSL47.67	$6.39 PAB6.39	+139.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.65 LSL65.17	$6.80 PAB6.80	+86.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 LSL22.80	$2.68 PAB2.68	+109.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 LSL55.22	$3.41 PAB3.41	+10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LSL15.76	$1.48 PAB1.48	+68.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 LSL17.95	$0.72 PAB0.72	-28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 LSL17.64	$1.24 PAB1.24	+25.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 LSL20.71	$1.40 PAB1.40	+20.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 LSL10.89	$0.98 PAB0.98	+61.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 LSL12.27	$1.15 PAB1.15	+66.8%
Average			+69.5%

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pay 41.0% more for transportation

	Maseru	Panama City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 LSL82.80	$3.69 PAB3.69	-20.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.40 LSL507.24	$25.00 PAB25.00	-12.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,879.98 LSL355,067.43	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	-0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 LSL100.43	$16.71 PAB16.71	+197.1%
Average			+41.0%

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pay 6.6 times more for housing

	Maseru	Panama City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.72 LSL405.79	$52.10 PAB52.10	+129.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$143.89 LSL2,570.01	$1,023.81 PAB1,023.81	+611.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$72.89 LSL1,301.91	$755.88 PAB755.88	+937.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$94.84 PAB94.84
Average			+559.3%

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pay 12.0 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Panama City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$29.35 LSL524.15	$439.17 PAB439.17	+1396.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,117.07 LSL19,951.41	$10,092.67 PAB10,092.67	+803.5%
Average			+1100.0%

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pay 92.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Panama City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 LSL33.12	$3.00 PAB3.00	+61.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.29 LSL23.07	$3.59 PAB3.59	+177.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.83 LSL86.23	$5.50 PAB5.50	+13.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.77 LSL388.88	$47.27 PAB47.27	+117.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.00 PAB7.00
Average			+92.7%

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pay 3.6% less for clothing

	Maseru	Panama City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.60 LSL760.86	$53.91 PAB53.91	+26.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.76 LSL710.13	$37.78 PAB37.78	-5.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.35 LSL1,792.25	$87.62 PAB87.62	-12.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.00 LSL2,536.20	$108.75 PAB108.75	-23.4%
Average			-3.6%

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