Cost of living comparison

Mogadishu, Somalia

compared to

Panama City, Panama

Panama City vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

Panama City is 3.5 times more expensive than Mogadishu.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Panama City
Groceries: pay 97.9% more in Panama City
Transportation: pay 92.7% more in Panama City
Housing: pay 4.3 times more in Panama City
Childcare: pay 8.7 times more in Panama City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Panama City
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Panama City

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

Panama City vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Mogadishu	Panama City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SOS1,711	$13.25 PAB13.25	+341.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.50 SOS1,996	$8.00 PAB8.00	+128.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 SOS356	$1.86 PAB1.86	+197.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 SOS285	$1.41 PAB1.41	+182.2%
Average			+212.4%

Mogadishu vs. Panama City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 97.9% more for groceries

	Mogadishu	Panama City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 SOS665	$2.51 PAB2.51	+114.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 SOS1,069	$6.39 PAB6.39	+240.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 SOS3,022	$6.80 PAB6.80	+28.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 SOS1,040	$2.68 PAB2.68	+46.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.89 SOS1,078	$3.41 PAB3.41	+80.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 SOS798	$1.48 PAB1.48	+5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 SOS218	$0.72 PAB0.72	+88.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 SOS526	$1.24 PAB1.24	+34.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 SOS264	$1.40 PAB1.40	+202.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 SOS250	$0.98 PAB0.98	+124.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 SOS310	$1.15 PAB1.15	+110.6%
Average			+97.9%

Mogadishu vs. Panama City - Cost of groceries

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pay 92.7% more for transportation

	Mogadishu	Panama City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 SOS2,231	$3.69 PAB3.69	-5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 SOS11,406	$25.00 PAB25.00	+25.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,500.00 SOS4,277,318	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	+163.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 SOS3,308	$16.71 PAB16.71	+188.0%
Average			+92.7%

Mogadishu vs. Panama City - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

	Mogadishu	Panama City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.75 SOS19,248	$52.10 PAB52.10	+54.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$180.00 SOS102,656	$1,023.81 PAB1,023.81	+468.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.67 SOS46,575	$755.88 PAB755.88	+825.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.51 SOS59,603	$94.84 PAB94.84	-9.3%
Average			+334.9%

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pay 8.7 times more for childcare

	Mogadishu	Panama City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.75 SOS42,060	$439.17 PAB439.17	+495.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$885.00 SOS504,724	$10,092.67 PAB10,092.67	+1040.4%
Average			+768.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mogadishu	Panama City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 SOS2,281	$3.00 PAB3.00	-25.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.38 SOS784	$3.59 PAB3.59	+161.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 SOS964	$5.50 PAB5.50	+225.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.00 SOS14,258	$47.27 PAB47.27	+89.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.00 PAB7.00
Average			+112.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Mogadishu	Panama City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.33 SOS10,456	$53.91 PAB53.91	+194.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.33 SOS13,878	$37.78 PAB37.78	+55.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.67 SOS12,927	$87.62 PAB87.62	+286.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.33 SOS38,401	$108.75 PAB108.75	+61.5%
Average			+149.3%

Mogadishu 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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