Barcelona vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$3609
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$846
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$1592
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$967
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
42
😀 Quality of life
87
67
🏙️ Population
1.7M
881K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 24% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 2276th and 3517th ($1841 vs $1479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.7 months in Panama City. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 270th and 3734th 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
$15
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$2.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$2551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$1632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$7.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$13616

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BarcelonaPanama City

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

Cities near Panama City

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1328
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1310
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1304
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$957
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1172
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1116
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1117
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1089
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$664
329 km or 204 mi David
$890
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$645
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1225
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$669
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$524
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$760
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$705
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1024
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1324
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1296
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$604
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$839
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1269
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$906
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$897
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$741
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$773
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$801
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$649
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$742
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$653
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1213
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$680
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$837
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$742
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$759
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$605
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$598
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$513
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$932