Auckland vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$3547
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$1558
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$982
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	43
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	1.47M	410K

The cost of living in Auckland is 26% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 2124th and 3737th ($1961 vs $1560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and Panama, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 170th and 3765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Panama City

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	Auckland	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$1306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$2662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$5.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$15637

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1400
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1377
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1371
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$981
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1188
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1150
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1150
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$721
329 km or 204 mi	David	$925
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$663
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1288
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$547
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1105
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$708
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1241
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1398
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1335
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$667
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$881
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1303
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$950
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$883
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$843
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$821
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$679
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$678
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$929
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$782
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$847
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$655
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$667
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$511
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$953