Panama vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Panama is 69.7% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants
pay 60.5% more in Panama
Groceries
pay 37.4% more in Panama
Transportation
pay 31.1% more in Panama
Housing
pay 44.2% less in Panama
Entertainment and Sports
pay 54.6% more in Panama
Clothing
pay 3.8 times more in Panama

The cost of clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Panama are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Panama.

Panama vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Panama instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

pay 60.5% more for restaurants

 
Sierra Leone
Panama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.00
SLL62,908
$8.45
PAB8.45
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
SLL209,695
$7.90
PAB7.90
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.03
SLL21,591
$1.54
PAB1.54

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pay 37.4% more for groceries

 
Sierra Leone
Panama
Bread
1 loaf
$0.50
SLL10,485
$2.19
PAB2.19
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.66
PAB5.66
Milk (1 gallon) $7.57
SLL158,756
$6.43
PAB6.43

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pay 31.1% more for transportation

 
Sierra Leone
Panama
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.83
SLL101,357
$3.92
PAB3.92
Monthly public transit pass ?? $25.00
PAB25.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
$18,916.67
PAB18,916.67

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pay 44.2% less for housing

 
Sierra Leone
Panama
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
$47.61
PAB47.61
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
$747.76
PAB747.76
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $978.33
SLL20,515,161
$567.84
PAB567.84

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Sierra Leone
Panama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $302.08
PAB302.08
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $6,548.17
PAB6,548.17

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pay 54.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sierra Leone
Panama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
SLL31,454
$1.95
PAB1.95
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.74
SLL36,435
$3.39
PAB3.39
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
SLL62,908
$5.38
PAB5.38

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pay 3.8 times more for clothing

 
Sierra Leone
Panama
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$10.00
SLL209,695
$47.41
PAB47.41
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$8.00
SLL167,756
$34.81
PAB34.81
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$20.00
SLL419,390
$81.21
PAB81.21

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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: February 2025
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