Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 87.5% more expensive than Panama City.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Panama City, you would:
pay 54.7% more for restaurants
Panama City
|
Dublin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
PAB12.00
|
$21.66
€19.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
PAB8.25
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
PAB1.76
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
PAB1.33
|
$2.08
€1.91
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
Panama City
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
PAB2.40
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.44
PAB5.44
|
$3.97
€3.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
PAB6.66
|
$5.30
€4.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.54
PAB2.54
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
PAB3.39
|
$4.61
€4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
PAB1.40
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
PAB0.62
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
PAB1.30
|
$1.35
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
PAB1.41
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
PAB0.94
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
PAB0.97
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Panama City
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
PAB3.69
|
$7.20
€6.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
$129.96
€119.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
PAB22,250.00
|
$39,718.55
€36,524.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.00
PAB14.00
|
$22.04
€20.27
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Panama City
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
PAB51.82
|
$56.72
€52.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.91
PAB925.91
|
$2,216.44
€2,038.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.61
PAB598.61
|
$1,934.10
€1,778.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.14
PAB86.14
|
$227.14
€208.87
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Panama City
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.12
PAB408.12
|
$1,385.73
€1,274.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,675.75
PAB9,675.75
|
$10,612.44
€9,759.02
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Panama City
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
PAB2.50
|
$7.04
€6.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
PAB3.70
|
$4.29
€3.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
PAB5.75
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.93
PAB40.93
|
$50.46
€46.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
PAB7.00
|
$14.08
€12.95
|
|
pay 24.7% more for clothing
Panama City
|
Dublin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.94
PAB53.94
|
$93.14
€85.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.79
PAB40.79
|
$40.93
€37.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.58
PAB82.58
|
$97.04
€89.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
PAB92.86
|
$100.46
€92.38
|
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