Cost of Living in Pedasi, 🇵🇦 Panama - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Nov 12, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 9 10 11 $900 $700 $1,100 $400 $90

Utilities 2 1 — $95 $120 $60 —

Internet & Mobile 1 2 5 6 $47 $67 $89 $52 $1

Groceries 2 4 12 $60 $350 $700 $180 $5

Transportation 3 12 2 $80 $150 $200 $30 $20

Dining Out 1 3 12 $600 $250 $300 $60 $40

Leisure Activities 3 12 $300 $100 $150 $20 $20

Health Insurance 1 2 14 $63 $100 $250 $10 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 15 16 $28 $45 $60 — —

Total $2,078 $1,857 $2,969 $812 $178

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 12 $500.00 $350 – $900 per month

Coworking Space 12 $70.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 9 12 $900.00 $700 – $1,300 per month

Coliving Space 13 $1,050.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee $2.50 per cup

Beer $1.75 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 3 $6.50 per meal

Fast Food Combo $7.50 per meal

Apples 4 $2.50 per kg

Bread 4 $0.95 per loaf

Milk 4 $1.70 per liter

Rice 4 $1.50 per kg

Chicken Fillets 2 4 $6.60 per kg

Beef 4 $7.50 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) $13.00 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 3 12 $50.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) $0.90 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 12 $2.00 per trip

Taxi per km 3 $1.00 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 12 $25.00 per month

Gasoline 8 $1.34 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 12 3 $5.00 per trip

Scooter Rental 12 $350.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 $22.00 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 1 2 $45.00 per month

Gym Membership 7 $50.00 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $15.00 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 6 $18.00 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $7.00 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $50.00 per pair

Summer Dress $35.00 per dress

Running Shoes $90.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $12.00 per visit

Laundry $9.00 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 1 2 $40.00 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $6.00 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Nov 12, 2026
Last changed: Nov 14, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Boquete, David, Bocas del Toro, Mérida

Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Currency PAB not set
- Airbnb (1 month) 1000 900
- Beef 10 7.5
- Bread 1.8 0.95
- Chicken Fillets 4.5 6.6
20 more changes
- Coliving Space 600 1050
- Coworking Space 150 70
- Gasoline 1.2 1.34
- Groceries local 180, nomad 60, expat 350, family 700, tourist 0 local 180, nomad 60, expat 350, family 700, tourist 5
- Gym Membership 35 50
- Health Insurance local 10, nomad 70, expat 70, family 150, tourist 3 local 10, nomad 63, expat 100, family 250, tourist 2.1
- Housing local 400, nomad 1080, expat 700, family 900, tourist 80 local 400, nomad 900, expat 700, family 1100, tourist 90
- Internet & Mobile local 30, nomad 50, expat 60, family 80, tourist 5 local 52, nomad 47, expat 67, family 89, tourist 0.73
- Leisure Activities local 20, nomad 300, expat 100, family 150, tourist 15 local 20, nomad 300, expat 100, family 150
- Milk 1.5 1.7
- Mobile Plan 12 22
- Rice 1.2 1.5
- Ride-hailing (5km) 6 5
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 12 18
- Scooter Rental 20 350
- Taxi Start 1.5 2
- Taxi per km 0.8 1
- Transportation local 30, nomad 80, expat 40, family 100, tourist 20 local 30, nomad 80, expat 150, family 200, tourist 20
- Utilities local 60, nomad 0, expat 80, family 120, tourist 0 local 60, nomad 0, expat 95, family 120, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 5, nomad 0, expat 30, family 50, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 28, expat 45, family 60
fix pass after the batch check: Bread and Milk re-priced inside the survey's own ranges, and Utilities (expat), Internet & Mobile (local, nomad and family) and Visa & Legal Fees (nomad) rebuilt as exact sums of their cited prices (acodeco.gob.pa, propanama.gob.pa, roafly.com)

Pedasi cost of living