Boston vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$3556
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$1545
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$973
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
42
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
676K
1.54M

The cost of living in Boston is 131% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 27th and 3634th ($3680 vs $1590) 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 105th and 3213th 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
$24.8
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.93
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$1913
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$1223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$1732
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$7.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$11486

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Panama City

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1396
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1373
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1361
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$982
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1185
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1147
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1144
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$797
329 km or 204 mi David
$909
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$733
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1228
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$586
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$1186
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$802
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1361
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1574
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1471
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$727
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$1012
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1362
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$1162
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$1041
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$967
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$931
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$872
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$769
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$882
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$737
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$862
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$973
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$856
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$891
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$749
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$749
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$563
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$1024