Croatia vs Panama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Croatia Panama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1413
$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3292
$3050
🏠 One person rent
$743
$742
🏘️ Family rent
$1244
$1185
🍽️ Food expenses
$464
$427
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.6
$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1738
$850
💸 GDP per capita
$24050
$19161
😃 Human freedom index
7.83
7.92
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
79.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
47
33
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
14%
🎓 Higher education
84
44
😀 Quality of life
75
60
🏙️ Population
3.87M
4.52M

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1413) is 7% more expensive than in Panama ($1324). Croatia ranked 44th vs 53rd for Panama in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Croatia compared to 0.6 months in Panama. Ranked 43rd and 70th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Croatia vs Panama

We calculate prices for Croatia and Panama as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Croatia Panama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.7
$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$745
$787
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$546
$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1379
$1416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$956
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5086
$2983
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$1713
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.31
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.89
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.48
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.71
$6.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.39
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.69
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.7
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11097
$12647

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In Croatia

City Cost of living Population
Zagreb
$1485
767K
Split
$1673
161K
Rijeka
$1360
108K
Osijek
$1160
96.3K
Zadar
$1457
70.8K
Velika Gorica
$1256
61.1K
Pula
$952
52.2K
Slavonski Brod
$992
49.9K
Karlovac
$1054
49.4K
Dubrovnik
$1744
41.6K
Kastela
$1566
37.8K
Bjelovar
$1171
36.3K
Sibenik
$1191
42.6K
Hvar
$1571
3.98K
Cavtat
$1661
2.19K

In Panama

City Cost of living Population
Panama City
$1583
410K
Colon
$1179
242K
Tocumen
$1403
103K
Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
110K
La Chorrera
$977
68.9K
David
$922
82.9K
Pacora
$1395
52.5K
Penonome
$1153
21.7K
Balboa
$1425
10K
Chitre
$1154
9.02K