Panama vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1323
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3204
$1302
🏠 One person rent
$721
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$1275
$452
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$894
$391
💸 GDP per capita
$18686
$477
😃 Human freedom index
8
3.78
❤️ Life expectancy
76.8
63.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
13
🌐 English speaking %
14%
9%
🎓 Higher education
47
25
😀 Quality of life
55
12
🏙️ Population
4.1M
28.3M

The average cost of living in Panama ($1323) is 152% more expensive than in Yemen ($524). Panama ranked 44th vs 177th for Yemen 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 0.7 months in Yemen. Ranked 69th and 184th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Panama and Yemen 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.

Panama Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.43
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.5
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.64
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$554
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1451
$527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1596
$950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.24
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.69
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.9
$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.4
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$475
$77.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13168
$2713

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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 Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$546
2.96M
Al Hudaydah
$505
618K
Taiz
$507
615K
Aden
$503
507K
Ibb
$496
351K
Dhamar
$486
160K
Mukalla
$484
144K
Sayyan
$481
70K
Sa'dah
$482
70.2K
Zabid
$482
50.8K