Barcelona vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$3556
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1545
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$973
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
42
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.54M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 34% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1659th and 3634th ($2129 vs $1590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Spain and Panama, respectively. Check Spain vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 174th and 3213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Panama City

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Barcelona Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$2.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1913
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$1223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1732
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$11486

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Panama City

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1396
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1373
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1361
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$982
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1185
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1147
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1144
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$797
329 km or 204 mi David
$909
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$733
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1228
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$586
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$1186
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$802
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1361
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1574
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1471
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$727
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$1012
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1362
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$1162
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$1041
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$967
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$931
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$872
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$769
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$882
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$737
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$862
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$973
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$856
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$891
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$749
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$749
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$563
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$1024