Cost of living comparison
Panama City is 29.1% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Panama City instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 24.4% more for restaurants
Sofia
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
$12.00
PAB12.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
$8.25
PAB8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
$1.76
PAB1.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
$1.33
PAB1.33
|
|
pay 39.2% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$2.40
PAB2.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
$5.44
PAB5.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
$6.66
PAB6.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
$2.54
PAB2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
$3.39
PAB3.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
$1.40
PAB1.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
$0.62
PAB0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$1.30
PAB1.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
$1.41
PAB1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$0.94
PAB0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
$0.97
PAB0.97
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
$3.69
PAB3.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
$22,250.00
PAB22,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
$14.00
PAB14.00
|
|
pay 99.4% more for housing
Sofia
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
$51.82
PAB51.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
$925.91
PAB925.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
$598.61
PAB598.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
$86.14
PAB86.14
|
|
pay 3.2% more for childcare
Sofia
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
$408.12
PAB408.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
$9,675.75
PAB9,675.75
|
|
pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
$2.50
PAB2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
$3.70
PAB3.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
$5.75
PAB5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
$40.93
PAB40.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
$7.00
PAB7.00
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
Sofia
|
Panama City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
$53.94
PAB53.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
$40.79
PAB40.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
$82.58
PAB82.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
$92.86
PAB92.86
|
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