Haiti vs Panama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Haiti Panama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$1307
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1321
$3027
🏠 One person rent
$237
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.7
$65.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$875
💸 GDP per capita
$2143
$19103
😃 Human freedom index
6.15
8
❤️ Life expectancy
64.9
79.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
33
🌐 English speaking %
1%
14%
🎓 Higher education
13
47
😀 Quality of life
16
60
🏙️ Population
11.8M
4.52M

The average cost of living in Haiti ($551) is 58% less expensive than in Panama ($1307). Haiti ranked 175th 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 0.3 months in Haiti compared to 0.7 months in Panama. Ranked 185th and 68th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiti vs Panama

We calculate prices for Haiti 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.

Haiti Panama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.65
$9.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$7.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.81
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$753
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$537
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$1277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$46.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.38%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1489
$2616
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$1606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.81
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$9.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$5.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$6.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$49.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.73
$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.7
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.7
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3649
$14818

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Haiti

City Cost of living Population
Port-au-Prince
$567
987K
Carrefour
$552
511K
Petion-Ville
$546
377K
Gonaives
$544
356K
Delmas
$541
284K
Cap-Haitien
$536
190K
Saint-Marc
$533
160K
Miragoane
$528
56.9K
Anse-a-Veau
$529
55.1K
Cerca-la-Source
$529
51.4K

In Panama

City Cost of living Population
Panama City
$1560
410K
Colon
$1188
242K
Tocumen
$1377
103K
Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
110K
La Chorrera
$981
68.9K
Chitre
$1150
60.5K
David
$925
82.9K
Pacora
$1371
52.5K
Penonome
$1150
21.7K
Balboa
$1400
10K