Cost of living comparison

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

compared to

Panama City, Panama

Panama City vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Panama City is 21.5% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 53.0% more in Panama City
Groceries: pay 38.5% more in Panama City
Transportation: pay 33.1% less in Panama City
Housing: pay 47.5% more in Panama City
Childcare: pay 42.4% more in Panama City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.2% more in Panama City
Clothing: pay 17.1% less in Panama City

The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Panama City are more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Panama City.

Panama City vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Panama City instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 53.0% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Panama City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 DOP630.81	$13.25 PAB13.25	+29.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.60 DOP406.98	$8.00 PAB8.00	+21.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 DOP64.75	$1.86 PAB1.86	+76.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 DOP47.17	$1.41 PAB1.41	+84.4%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 38.5% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Panama City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.90 DOP117.33	$2.51 PAB2.51	+31.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 DOP198.35	$6.39 PAB6.39	+98.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 DOP302.68	$6.80 PAB6.80	+38.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 DOP145.97	$2.68 PAB2.68	+13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.89 DOP178.07	$3.41 PAB3.41	+17.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 DOP84.64	$1.48 PAB1.48	+7.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP21.82	$0.72 PAB0.72	+104.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 DOP83.29	$1.24 PAB1.24	-8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 DOP48.89	$1.40 PAB1.40	+76.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 DOP60.65	$0.98 PAB0.98
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP67.16	$1.15 PAB1.15	+5.2%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 33.1% less for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Panama City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.80 DOP295.88	$3.69 PAB3.69	-23.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$82.54 DOP5,087.21	$25.00 PAB25.00	-69.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,062.96 DOP1,729,649.81	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	-29.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.61 DOP1,147.05	$16.71 PAB16.71	-10.2%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 47.5% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Panama City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.28 DOP2,605.78	$52.10 PAB52.10	+23.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$732.50 DOP45,147.25	$1,023.81 PAB1,023.81	+39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.15 DOP25,341.09	$755.88 PAB755.88	+83.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.16 DOP4,077.97	$94.84 PAB94.84	+43.3%
Average			+47.5%

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pay 42.4% more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Panama City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$361.79 DOP22,298.92	$439.17 PAB439.17	+21.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.69 DOP380,697.76	$10,092.67 PAB10,092.67	+63.4%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Panama City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 DOP152.62	$3.00 PAB3.00	+21.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 DOP158.98	$3.59 PAB3.59	+39.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 DOP279.80	$5.50 PAB5.50	+21.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.94 DOP2,769.70	$47.27 PAB47.27	+5.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 DOP394.26	$7.00 PAB7.00	+9.4%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 17.1% less for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Panama City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.44 DOP4,095.20	$53.91 PAB53.91	-18.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.74 DOP3,497.45	$37.78 PAB37.78	-33.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.17 DOP6,359.01	$87.62 PAB87.62	-15.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.66 DOP6,758.72	$108.75 PAB108.75	-0.8%
Average			-17.1%

Santo Domingo vs. Panama City - 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: April 2025

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