Cost of living comparison

Panama City, Panama

compared to

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Dushanbe vs. Panama City Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 40.7% cheaper than Panama City.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% less in Dushanbe
Groceries: pay 44.5% less in Dushanbe
Transportation: pay 43.5% less in Dushanbe
Housing: pay 58.2% less in Dushanbe
Childcare: pay 20.2% less in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.2% less in Dushanbe
Clothing: pay 28.8% less in Dushanbe

Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Dushanbe.

Dushanbe vs. Panama City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.4% less for restaurants

	Panama City	Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.25 PAB13.25	$5.61 TJS55.46	-57.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 PAB8.00	$9.16 TJS90.52	+14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 PAB1.86	$0.62 TJS6.16	-66.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 PAB1.41	$0.28 TJS2.77	-80.1%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 44.5% less for groceries

	Panama City	Dushanbe
Bread 1 loaf	$2.51 PAB2.51	$0.57 TJS5.64	-77.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.39 PAB6.39	$4.28 TJS42.27	-33.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.80 PAB6.80	$3.05 TJS30.09	-55.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.68 PAB2.68	$1.75 TJS17.30	-34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.41 PAB3.41	$1.88 TJS18.62	-44.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 PAB1.48	$0.54 TJS5.37	-63.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 PAB0.72	$1.07 TJS10.57	+47.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 PAB1.24	$1.09 TJS10.78	-12.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 PAB1.40	$0.38 TJS3.77	-72.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 PAB0.98	$0.34 TJS3.31	-65.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.15 PAB1.15	$0.24 TJS2.40	-78.8%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 43.5% less for transportation

	Panama City	Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 PAB3.69	$3.19 TJS31.49	-13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 PAB25.00	$4.68 TJS46.22	-81.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	$20,113.17 TJS198,728.81	+1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.71 PAB16.71	$3.18 TJS31.43	-81.0%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 58.2% less for housing

	Panama City	Dushanbe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.10 PAB52.10	$23.95 TJS236.63	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,023.81 PAB1,023.81	$413.18 TJS4,082.41	-59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$755.88 PAB755.88	$210.49 TJS2,079.72	-72.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.84 PAB94.84	$50.33 TJS497.29	-46.9%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 20.2% less for childcare

	Panama City	Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$439.17 PAB439.17	$106.65 TJS1,053.72	-75.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,092.67 PAB10,092.67	$13,658.24 TJS134,950.73	+35.3%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Panama City	Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PAB3.00	$1.12 TJS11.09	-62.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 PAB3.59	$2.29 TJS22.65	-36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.50 PAB5.50	$2.34 TJS23.11	-57.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.27 PAB47.27	$37.11 TJS366.65	-21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 PAB7.00	$4.68 TJS46.22	-33.2%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 28.8% less for clothing

	Panama City	Dushanbe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.91 PAB53.91	$28.06 TJS277.30	-47.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.78 PAB37.78	$36.11 TJS356.79	-4.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.62 PAB87.62	$76.71 TJS757.94	-12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.75 PAB108.75	$53.79 TJS531.48	-50.5%
Average			-28.8%

Panama City vs. Dushanbe - 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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