Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 63.5% more expensive than Panama City.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Panama City, you would:
pay 96.6% more for restaurants
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Panama City
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Luxembourg
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.25
PAB13.25
|
$21.44
€20.55
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
PAB8.00
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
PAB1.86
|
$3.89
€3.73
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
PAB1.41
|
$3.59
€3.44
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pay 15.6% more for groceries
|
Panama City
|
Luxembourg
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
PAB2.51
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.39
PAB6.39
|
$8.38
€8.04
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
PAB6.80
|
$5.80
€5.56
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
PAB2.68
|
$4.18
€4.01
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.41
PAB3.41
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
PAB1.48
|
$1.21
€1.16
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
PAB0.72
|
$0.91
€0.87
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
PAB1.24
|
$1.12
€1.08
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
PAB1.40
|
$1.85
€1.77
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
PAB0.98
|
$0.95
€0.91
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
PAB1.15
|
$1.00
€0.96
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pay 64.2% more for transportation
|
Panama City
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
PAB3.69
|
$6.12
€5.87
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,750.00
PAB19,750.00
|
$27,027.72
€25,913.45
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.71
PAB16.71
|
$31.72
€30.42
|
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pay 75.3% more for housing
|
Panama City
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.10
PAB52.10
|
$51.67
€49.54
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,023.81
PAB1,023.81
|
$1,942.57
€1,862.48
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$755.88
PAB755.88
|
$1,630.61
€1,563.39
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.84
PAB94.84
|
$186.56
€178.87
|
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pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Panama City
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$439.17
PAB439.17
|
$1,316.93
€1,262.64
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,092.67
PAB10,092.67
|
$17,684.09
€16,955.03
|
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pay 57.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Panama City
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
PAB3.00
|
$7.23
€6.94
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
PAB3.59
|
$4.34
€4.16
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
PAB5.50
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.27
PAB47.27
|
$45.62
€43.74
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
PAB7.00
|
$15.00
€14.39
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pay 1.8% less for clothing
|
Panama City
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.91
PAB53.91
|
$64.15
€61.51
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.78
PAB37.78
|
$32.76
€31.41
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.62
PAB87.62
|
$82.52
€79.11
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.75
PAB108.75
|
$101.28
€97.11
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