Birmingham vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$3609
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$846
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$1592
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$967
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
42
😀 Quality of life
94
67
🏙️ Population
1.14M
881K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 32% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1973rd and 3517th ($1951 vs $1479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Panama, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 35th and 3734th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Panama City

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Birmingham Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$2.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$2551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$1632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$7.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$13616

Cost of living in other countries

BirminghamPanama City

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748

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