Travel Money Index

Your USD goes less far in Panama

−0.2% less far

$2,000 now goes as far as $1,996.41 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 2,000 PAB

That is 4 PAB less than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $3.60 today.

PAB per 1 USD Then 1.002 · Today 1.000
1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Panama

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

69 PAB a night
$0.12 more a night
Costs you today
$69.00
Cost you 1 year ago
$68.88
Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

120 PAB a night
$0.22 more a night
Costs you today
$120.00
Cost you 1 year ago
$119.78
Eat Estimate

Street food or casual meal

6.50 PAB a meal
$0.01 more a meal
Costs you today
$6.50
Cost you 1 year ago
$6.49
Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

41 PAB a dinner
$0.07 more a dinner
Costs you today
$41.00
Cost you 1 year ago
$40.93
Do Estimate

Museum entry

9.90 PAB a ticket
$0.02 more a ticket
Costs you today
$9.90
Cost you 1 year ago
$9.88
Do Estimate

Guided day tour

47 PAB a tour
$0.08 more a tour
Costs you today
$47.00
Cost you 1 year ago
$46.92
Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

17 PAB a ride
$0.03 more a ride
Costs you today
$17.00
Cost you 1 year ago
$16.97
Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

14 PAB a ticket
$0.03 more a ticket
Costs you today
$14.00
Cost you 1 year ago
$13.97

Rate history

PAB per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

1.007 1.001 0.9950 October 2025 Today
Rate 1 year ago
A price ofCosts you todayCost you 1 year ago
10 PAB$10.00$9.98
50 PAB$50.00$49.91
200 PAB$200.00$199.64
1,000 PAB$1,000.00$998.20

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)