Cost of living comparison
Panama City is 4.5 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Panama City instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 9.2% less for restaurants
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Panama City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
$13.25
PAB13.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
$8.00
PAB8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
$1.86
PAB1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
$1.41
PAB1.41
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Panama City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
$2.51
PAB2.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
$6.39
PAB6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
$6.80
PAB6.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
$2.68
PAB2.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
$3.41
PAB3.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$1.48
PAB1.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$0.72
PAB0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
$1.24
PAB1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$1.40
PAB1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$0.98
PAB0.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$1.15
PAB1.15
|
|
pay 21.4% more for transportation
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
$3.69
PAB3.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
$19,750.00
PAB19,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
$16.71
PAB16.71
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Panama City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
$52.10
PAB52.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,023.81
PAB1,023.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$755.88
PAB755.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
$94.84
PAB94.84
|
|
pay 21.4 times more for childcare
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
$439.17
PAB439.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
$10,092.67
PAB10,092.67
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
$3.00
PAB3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
$3.59
PAB3.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
$5.50
PAB5.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
$47.27
PAB47.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$7.00
PAB7.00
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for clothing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
$53.91
PAB53.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
$37.78
PAB37.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
$87.62
PAB87.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
$108.75
PAB108.75
|
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