Barcelona vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$3567
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$976
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1633
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$432
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$936
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
42
😀 Quality of life
90
69
🏙️ Population
1.73M
410K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 34% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1722nd and 3744th ($2116 vs $1583) 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 1.2 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 205th and 4400th 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
$17.8
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$13402

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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