Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Panama City, Panama

Panama City vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Panama City is 72.2% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 91.2% more in Panama City
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Panama City
Transportation: pay 51.4% more in Panama City
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Panama City
Childcare: pay 4.5% less in Panama City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.6% more in Panama City
Clothing: pay 14.3% less in Panama City

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Panama City are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Panama City. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Panama City.

Panama City vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 91.2% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Panama City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB732.89	$13.25 PAB13.25	+44.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB407.16	$8.00 PAB8.00	+56.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB85.53	$1.86 PAB1.86	+73.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB38.71	$1.41 PAB1.41	+190.8%
Average			+91.2%

Moscow vs. Panama City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Panama City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB49.35	$2.51 PAB2.51	+305.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB351.48	$6.39 PAB6.39	+45.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB284.54	$6.80 PAB6.80	+90.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB121.21	$2.68 PAB2.68	+76.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB158.39	$3.41 PAB3.41	+71.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB54.02	$1.48 PAB1.48	+118.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB53.24	$0.72 PAB0.72	+8.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB57.08	$1.24 PAB1.24	+73.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB89.62	$1.40 PAB1.40	+24.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB19.88	$0.98 PAB0.98	+294.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB16.69	$1.15 PAB1.15	+447.8%
Average			+141.4%

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pay 51.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	Panama City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB176.96	$3.69 PAB3.69	+66.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,280.12	$25.00 PAB25.00	-12.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,442,983.13	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	-35.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB464.17	$16.71 PAB16.71	+187.1%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Moscow	Panama City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB508.86	$52.10 PAB52.10	+716.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB76,629.42	$1,023.81 PAB1,023.81	+6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB46,532.18	$755.88 PAB755.88	+29.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB6,913.62	$94.84 PAB94.84	+9.4%
Average			+190.6%

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pay 4.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Panama City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB37,219.57	$439.17 PAB439.17	-5.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB830,781.07	$10,092.67 PAB10,092.67	-3.1%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 49.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Panama City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB244.30	$3.00 PAB3.00	-2.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB201.40	$3.59 PAB3.59	+42.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB195.44	$5.50 PAB5.50	+124.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,579.95	$47.27 PAB47.27	+46.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB407.16	$7.00 PAB7.00	+37.2%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 14.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	Panama City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,474.50	$53.91 PAB53.91	-33.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,375.28	$37.78 PAB37.78	-10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,692.13	$87.62 PAB87.62	-19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,135.07	$108.75 PAB108.75	+6.6%
Average			-14.3%

Moscow 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: June 2025

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