Cost of living comparison
Panama City is 12.5% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Panama City instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 2.2% more for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN40.46
|
$13.25
PAB13.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
$8.00
PAB8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
$1.86
PAB1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.31
|
$1.41
PAB1.41
|
|
pay 76.0% more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
$2.51
PAB2.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.82
|
$6.39
PAB6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.52
|
$6.80
PAB6.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.36
|
$2.68
PAB2.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.38
|
$3.41
PAB3.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.85
|
$1.48
PAB1.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.05
|
$0.72
PAB0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.36
|
$1.24
PAB1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.67
|
$1.40
PAB1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.69
|
$0.98
PAB0.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.91
|
$1.15
PAB1.15
|
|
pay 6.6% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.34
|
$3.69
PAB3.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN111.26
|
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN125,614.42
|
$19,750.00
PAB19,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN32.37
|
$16.71
PAB16.71
|
|
pay 33.0% more for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN70.28
|
$52.10
PAB52.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,374.18
|
$1,023.81
PAB1,023.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,402.42
|
$755.88
PAB755.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN917.44
|
$94.84
PAB94.84
|
|
pay 16.6% less for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,075.63
|
$439.17
PAB439.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN51,417.99
|
$10,092.67
PAB10,092.67
|
|
pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN15.17
|
$3.00
PAB3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.96
|
$3.59
PAB3.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.47
|
$5.50
PAB5.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN172.68
|
$47.27
PAB47.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
$7.00
PAB7.00
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN365.61
|
$53.91
PAB53.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN169.85
|
$37.78
PAB37.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN361.00
|
$87.62
PAB87.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN417.62
|
$108.75
PAB108.75
|
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