Panama vs South Sudan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama South Sudan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1307
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3027
$1231
🏠 One person rent
$716
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$374
🍽️ Food expenses
$426
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.8
$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$875
$128
💸 GDP per capita
$19103
$1080
😃 Human freedom index
8
3.6
❤️ Life expectancy
79.6
57.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
8
🌐 English speaking %
14%
94%
🎓 Higher education
47
17
😀 Quality of life
60
6
🏙️ Population
4.52M
11.9M

The average cost of living in Panama ($1307) is 151% more expensive than in South Sudan ($520). Panama ranked 53rd vs 185th for South Sudan 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 0.2 months in South Sudan. Ranked 68th and 195th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama vs South Sudan

We calculate prices for Panama and South Sudan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 5 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 South Sudan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.09
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.6
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.82
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$753
$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1277
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$854
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2616
$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1606
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$6.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.36
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$6.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.92
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.16
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.6
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.4
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$476
$90
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14818
$3195

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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

In South Sudan

City Cost of living Population
Juba
$527
459K
Wau
$520
321K
Bor
$519
315K
Malakal
$508
147K
Yambio
$508
130K