Cyprus vs Panama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cyprus Panama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1600
$1260
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3794
$3090
🏠 One person rent
$922
$654
🏘️ Family rent
$1727
$1202
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$442
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.5
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1857
$856
💸 GDP per capita
$34701
$18662
😃 Human freedom index
8.15
7.57
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
76.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
35
🌐 English speaking %
72.7%
14%
🎓 Higher education
73
46
😀 Quality of life
78
55
🏙️ Population
1.14M
4.1M

The average cost of living in Cyprus ($1600) is 27% more expensive than in Panama ($1260). Cyprus ranked 28th vs 47th 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 Cyprus compared to 0.7 months in Panama. Ranked 32nd and 71st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cyprus vs Panama

We calculate prices for Cyprus and Panama as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Cyprus Panama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.31
$7.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.94
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.88
$1.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$914
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$483
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$1448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1427
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$80
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3513
$2352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2738
$1504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.35
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$14.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.59
$12.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$88
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$86.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8059
$9292

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In Cyprus

City Cost of living Population
Nicosia
$1352
330K
Limassol
$2130
235K
Larnaca
$1559
59.2K
Kyrenia
$1216
33.2K
Paphos
$1528
36K
Ypsonas
$1832
11.1K
Aradippou
$1242
19.2K
Famagusta
$1331
40.9K
Paralimni
$1150
15K
Dali
$1356
10.5K

In Panama

City Cost of living Population
Panama City
$1384
881K
Colon
$1182
242K
Tocumen
$1231
103K
Santiago de Veraguas
$1056
89K
La Chorrera
$953
68.9K
Balboa
$1249
62.9K
David
$833
82.9K
Pacora
$1249
52.5K
Chitre
$1091
46.2K
Penonome
$1098
21.7K