Boston vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$3567
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$976
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$1633
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$432
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$936
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
42
😀 Quality of life
92
69
🏙️ Population
676K
410K

The cost of living in Boston is 130% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 30th and 3744th ($3638 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and Panama, respectively. Check the United States vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 94th and 4400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Panama City

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Boston Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.97
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$13402

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

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