Estonia vs Panama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Estonia Panama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1485
$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$3050
🏠 One person rent
$727
$742
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1185
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$427
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.5
$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1978
$850
💸 GDP per capita
$31428
$19161
😃 Human freedom index
8.85
7.92
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
79.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
33
🌐 English speaking %
50.2%
14%
🎓 Higher education
83
44
😀 Quality of life
84
60
🏙️ Population
1.37M
4.52M

The average cost of living in Estonia ($1485) is 12% more expensive than in Panama ($1324). Estonia ranked 40th 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 1.3 months in Estonia compared to 0.6 months in Panama. Ranked 29th and 70th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Estonia vs Panama

We calculate prices for Estonia 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.

Estonia Panama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.52
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$622
$787
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$1416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$956
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4473
$2983
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$1713
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.06
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$9.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.95
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.53
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$6.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9375
$12647

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In Estonia

City Cost of living Population
Tallinn
$1683
458K
Tartu
$1232
97.8K
Narva
$1108
53.4K
Parnu
$1214
41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
33.4K
Maardu
$1448
17K
Viljandi
$1083
17.3K
Rakvere
$1021
15.7K
Kuressaare
$1230
13.2K
Sillamae
$1111
12.4K

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