I wonder if Panama's living cost is similar or lower than Brazil's....is there someone who's been to these countries during the same trip....I'm asking about living cost regarding urban transport, food, housing and nightlife...
I shall appreciate all the replies....
I would say that Panama is cheaper than Brazil for the most part..transport,housing,food and nightlife..but they are also kinda diffrent you can easily spend alot of money in both if you wanted to
happy travels
Germuno answered this question with some great info, why are you asking again?
[http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1549624&tstart=50]
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both curitiba & panama city have the same population...but the similarity mostly ends there...
curitiba is cleaner, safer, more expensive, different language.
.. panama city is sea level on the pacific & closer to the atlantic than curitiba which is in the mountains
...both have train access to the atlantic...2 hours to colon from panama city
... twice as long a train ride to paranagua from curitiba & twice as enjoyable...one of the greatest short train rides in the world
..if you got the extra $$$ & portuguese is no problem & you don't need the ocean at your doorstep...it's panama city
I still would like to know what Solo meant by not having to visit a country he "invested " in.
You can get all the info you need on a country these days via the internet, everyhting is like next door....I am invested in Bio Fuels in Brazil....never been though.
So I am sure you are up to date on the working conditions of cane farmers in Brazil? Do you care? Here is one article among many. I can't vouch for the source but I don't think they are lying because some liberal agenda.
Back to the topic at hand, an interesting note. Panama City's future plans for mass transit is based on Curitibas.