Albuquerque vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$3567
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$976
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$1633
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$936
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	42
😀 Quality of life	83	69
🏙️ Population	565K	410K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 28% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1965th and 3744th ($2026 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 1st in the United States and Panama, respectively. Check the United States vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 561st and 4400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Panama City

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	Albuquerque	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$13402

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1425
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1403
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1395
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$977
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1179
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1153
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1154
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$764
329 km or 204 mi	David	$922
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$703
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1332
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$572
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1155
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$757
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1290
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1454
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1378
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$707
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$915
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1323
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1071
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$992
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$950
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$909
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$825
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$738
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$874
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$717
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1273
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$789
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$971
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$825
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$887
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$709
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$719
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$537
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$957