Barcelona vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1316
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$3171
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$709
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$901
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
42
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
1.64M
881K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 35% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 2423rd and 4138th ($1773 vs $1316) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Panama, respectively. Check Spain vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 193rd and 3926th 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
$15.3
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$51.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$7.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$3.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$9581

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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