Pakistan vs Panama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pakistan Panama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$390
$1323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$959
$3204
🏠 One person rent
$156
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$1275
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.1
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$176
$894
💸 GDP per capita
$1365
$18686
😃 Human freedom index
5.4
8
❤️ Life expectancy
66.4
76.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
33
🌐 English speaking %
48.9%
14%
🎓 Higher education
60
47
😀 Quality of life
24
55
🏙️ Population
224M
4.1M

The average cost of living in Pakistan ($390) is 71% less expensive than in Panama ($1323). Pakistan ranked 195th vs 44th 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 0.5 months in Pakistan compared to 0.7 months in Panama. Ranked 158th and 69th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Pakistan vs Panama

We calculate prices for Pakistan and Panama as a population-weighted mean of 36 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.

Pakistan Panama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$9.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$47.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.86
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$748
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$1451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$159
$1015
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.39%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$717
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$496
$1596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.94
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.61
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$7.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.88
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.93
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2
$6.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$10.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.9
$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.4
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40
$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1391
$13168

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In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$442
14.9M
Lahore
$411
11.1M
Faisalabad
$306
3.2M
Peshawar
$346
1.97M
Gujranwala
$308
2.03M
Multan
$392
1.87M
Rawalpindi
$401
2.1M
Islamabad
$442
1.01M
Quetta
$266
1M
Hyderabad
$334
1.73M
Sialkot
$281
592K
Bahawalpur
$342
762K
Sargodha
$458
660K
Sheikhupura
$374
473K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
399K
Sukkur
$339
500K
Larkana
$338
491K
Mardan
$366
368K
Okara
$300
232K
Jhang
$292
414K
Wah
$382
259K
Mingora
$364
280K
Kamoke
$321
231K
Gujrat
$373
391K
Sahiwal
$305
248K
Chiniot
$389
478K
Nawabshah
$325
263K
Jacobabad
$325
201K
Kohat
$379
171K
Khanewal
$361
165K

In Panama

City Cost of living Population
Panama City
$1479
881K
Colon
$1172
242K
Tocumen
$1310
103K
Santiago de Veraguas
$1089
89K
La Chorrera
$957
68.9K
Balboa
$1328
62.9K
David
$890
82.9K
Chitre
$1117
60.5K
Pacora
$1304
52.5K
Penonome
$1116
21.7K