Cost of living comparison

Panama City, Panama

compared to

Ottawa, Canada

Ottawa vs. Panama City Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 48.4% more expensive than Panama City.

Restaurants: pay 23.9% more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 21.7% more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 79.7% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 35.5% more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.4% more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 9.3% more in Ottawa

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Ottawa are more expensive than in Panama City. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Ottawa.

Ottawa vs. Panama City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.9% more for restaurants

	Panama City	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.25 PAB13.25	$17.96 CA$24.68	+35.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 PAB8.00	$10.78 CA$14.81	+34.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 PAB1.86	$2.17 CA$2.98	+16.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 PAB1.41	$1.53 CA$2.10	+8.5%
Average			+23.9%

Panama City vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.7% more for groceries

	Panama City	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.51 PAB2.51	$2.65 CA$3.64	+5.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.39 PAB6.39	$6.28 CA$8.63	-1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.80 PAB6.80	$9.92 CA$13.64	+45.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.68 PAB2.68	$3.31 CA$4.55	+23.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.41 PAB3.41	$5.89 CA$8.09	+72.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 PAB1.48	$1.93 CA$2.66	+30.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 PAB0.72	$0.64 CA$0.87	-11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 PAB1.24	$1.44 CA$1.98	+16.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 PAB1.40	$1.69 CA$2.32	+20.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 PAB0.98	$1.20 CA$1.65	+22.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.15 PAB1.15	$1.31 CA$1.79	+14.0%
Average			+21.7%

Panama City vs. Ottawa - Cost of groceries

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pay 79.7% more for transportation

	Panama City	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 PAB3.69	$4.15 CA$5.70	+12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 PAB25.00	$92.50 CA$127.11	+270.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	$24,412.64 CA$33,544.19	+23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.71 PAB16.71	$18.80 CA$25.83	+12.5%
Average			+79.7%

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pay 35.5% more for housing

	Panama City	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.10 PAB52.10	$50.21 CA$69.00	-3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,023.81 PAB1,023.81	$1,425.51 CA$1,958.73	+39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$755.88 PAB755.88	$1,269.57 CA$1,744.45	+68.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.84 PAB94.84	$131.33 CA$180.46	+38.5%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Panama City	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$439.17 PAB439.17	$999.72 CA$1,373.67	+127.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,092.67 PAB10,092.67	$19,936.07 CA$27,393.16	+97.5%
Average			+112.5%

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pay 56.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Panama City	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PAB3.00	$5.75 CA$7.90	+91.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 PAB3.59	$3.71 CA$5.10	+3.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.50 PAB5.50	$12.93 CA$17.77	+135.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.27 PAB47.27	$46.27 CA$63.58	-2.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 PAB7.00	$10.78 CA$14.81	+54.0%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 9.3% more for clothing

	Panama City	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.91 PAB53.91	$57.20 CA$78.59	+6.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.78 PAB37.78	$44.39 CA$60.99	+17.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.62 PAB87.62	$97.78 CA$134.35	+11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.75 PAB108.75	$110.86 CA$152.32	+1.9%
Average			+9.3%

Panama City vs. Ottawa - 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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