Cost of living comparison
Panama is 41.9% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Panama instead of Romania, you would:
pay 1.2% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Panama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.44
|
$8.45
PAB8.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON29.89
|
$7.90
PAB7.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.11
|
$1.54
PAB1.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.75
|
$1.17
PAB1.17
|
|
pay 88.6% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Panama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.09
|
$2.19
PAB2.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON17.91
|
$5.66
PAB5.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON25.79
|
$6.43
PAB6.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.37
|
$2.53
PAB2.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.76
|
$3.54
PAB3.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.24
|
$2.12
PAB2.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.10
|
$0.61
PAB0.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.06
|
$1.29
PAB1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.01
|
$1.16
PAB1.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.78
|
$0.98
PAB0.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.94
|
$1.01
PAB1.01
|
|
pay 31.3% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Panama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.67
|
$3.92
PAB3.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON97.95
|
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON118,881.92
|
$18,916.67
PAB18,916.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.22
|
$16.61
PAB16.61
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Panama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON39.92
|
$47.61
PAB47.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,719.69
|
$747.76
PAB747.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,260.93
|
$567.84
PAB567.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON507.32
|
$69.20
PAB69.20
|
|
pay 10.7% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Panama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,916.62
|
$302.08
PAB302.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,693.81
|
$6,548.17
PAB6,548.17
|
|
pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Panama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.52
|
$1.95
PAB1.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.41
|
$3.39
PAB3.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.04
|
$5.38
PAB5.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON176.73
|
$57.20
PAB57.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.24
|
$5.33
PAB5.33
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Panama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON272.50
|
$47.41
PAB47.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON164.91
|
$34.81
PAB34.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON329.61
|
$81.21
PAB81.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON380.52
|
$100.42
PAB100.42
|
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