Panama vs Vanuatu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama Vanuatu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1323
$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3204
$4118
🏠 One person rent
$721
$1224
🏘️ Family rent
$1275
$1983
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$894
$533
💸 GDP per capita
$18686
$3515
😃 Human freedom index
8
6.7
❤️ Life expectancy
76.8
70.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
50
🌐 English speaking %
14%
83.5%
🎓 Higher education
47
1
😀 Quality of life
55
45
🏙️ Population
4.1M
300K

The average cost of living in Panama ($1323) is 32% less expensive than in Vanuatu ($1940). Panama ranked 44th vs 17th for Vanuatu 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 0.3 months in Vanuatu. Ranked 69th and 92nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama vs Vanuatu

We calculate prices for Panama and Vanuatu as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Vanuatu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.43
$9.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.5
$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$4.35
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.64
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$554
$971
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1451
$2709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$1540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$110
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$3239
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1596
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$5.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.24
$17.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$5.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$9.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.69
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$57.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.9
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.4
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$475
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13168
$6863

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Vanuatu

City Cost of living Population
Port Vila
$1938
49K
Luganville
$1946
17.7K