Auckland vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$3567
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$976
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$1633
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$936
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	42
😀 Quality of life	89	69
🏙️ Population	1.47M	410K

The cost of living in Auckland is 36% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1604th and 3744th ($2156 vs $1583) 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 240th and 4400th 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	$13.5	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$13402

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

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