Barranquilla vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$3435
🏠 One person rent
$354
$751
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$1474
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$914
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
48
42
😀 Quality of life
50
66
🏙️ Population
1.33M
881K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 43% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 6480th and 4139th ($789 vs $1384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Colombia and Panama, respectively. Check Colombia vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 6211th and 3919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Panama City

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Barranquilla Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$577
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$1757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$1198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$76.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$9531

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$840
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$831
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$979
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$863
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$748
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$558
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$506
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$582
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$651
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$620
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$451
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$590
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$706
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$696
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$654
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$634
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$656
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$666
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$552
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$598
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$598
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$592
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$642
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$584
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$674
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$685
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$628
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$789
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$688
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$670
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$873
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1249
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$871
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1231

Cities near Panama City

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1249
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1231
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1249
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$953
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1182
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1098
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1091
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1056
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$634
329 km or 204 mi David
$833
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$620
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1201
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$506
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$748
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$661
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$961
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1239
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1246
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$582
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$789
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1233
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$873
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$871
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$840
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$789
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$1277
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$619
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$831
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$653
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1310
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$641
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$979
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$718
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$863
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$562
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$541
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$477
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$898