Panama vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$1118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2872
$3138
🏠 One person rent
$624
$548
🏘️ Family rent
$1080
$1406
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$895
$402
💸 GDP per capita
$17358
$1599
😃 Human freedom index
7.57
6.71
❤️ Life expectancy
76.2
67.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
43
🌐 English speaking %
14%
2%
🎓 Higher education
46
57
😀 Quality of life
56
34
🏙️ Population
4.1M
16.9M

The average cost of living in Panama ($1198) is 7% more expensive than in Senegal ($1118). Panama ranked 53rd vs 63rd for Senegal in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Panama compared to 0.4 months in Senegal. Ranked 71st and 137th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama vs Senegal

We calculate prices for Panama and Senegal as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 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.

Panama Senegal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.95
$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.7
$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.78
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$3.95
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.75
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$447
$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1430
$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.1
$50.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.05%
8.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2303
$2451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1386
$1389
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$28.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.21
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.18
$8.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.2
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.11
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9399
$8338

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Panama

City Cost of living Population
Panama City
$1316
881K
Colon
$1157
242K
Tocumen
$1171
103K
Santiago de Veraguas
$961
89K
David
$789
82.9K
La Chorrera
$917
68.9K
Balboa
$1189
62.9K
Pacora
$1182
52.5K
Chitre
$980
46.2K
Penonome
$940
21.7K

In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1179
1.44M
Thies
$1009
318K
Saint-Louis
$1061
259K
Rufisque
$1067
221K
Ziguinchor
$1060
205K
Kaolack
$1081
172K
Louga
$1070
82.9K
Kolda
$1049
62.3K
Fatick
$1068
28.3K