Albuquerque vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Albuquerque	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2227	$1316
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5507	$3171
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$709
🏘️ Family rent	$2709	$1291
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4282	$901
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	42
😀 Quality of life	79	67
🏙️ Population	565K	881K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 69% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1221st and 4138th ($2227 vs $1316) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th 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 0.7 months in Panama City. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 525th and 3926th 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	$16	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$51.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1432	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1078	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2625	$1703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2364	$980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3560	$2399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$1457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$8.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$3.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1346	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6035	$9581

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2013
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2312
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2066
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2112
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1818
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1613
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1696
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2411
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1798
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2287
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1687
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2269
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2334
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1860
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1710
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1916
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2355
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$2042
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2282
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2392
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2425
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2105
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2374
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2459

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1189
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1171
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1182
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$917
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1157
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$940
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$980
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$961
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$624
329 km or 204 mi	David	$789
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$633
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1147
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$573
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$536
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$877
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$649
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1009
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1169
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1040
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$778
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1163
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$867
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$812
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$851
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$780
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1024
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$639
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$661
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$727
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1114
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$705
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$552
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$567
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$551
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$493
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$1220