Brasilia vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$1560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$3547
🏠 One person rent	$386	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1558
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$982
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	28	43
😀 Quality of life	61	71
🏙️ Population	2.82M	410K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 43% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 6320th and 3737th ($882 vs $1560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Brazil and Panama, respectively. Check Brazil vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 5763rd and 3765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Panama City

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	Brasilia	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$1306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$2662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$5.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$7.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$15637

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1400
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1377
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1371
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$981
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1188
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1150
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1150
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$721
329 km or 204 mi	David	$925
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$663
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1288
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$547
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1105
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$708
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1241
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1398
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1335
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$667
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$881
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1303
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$950
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$883
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$843
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$821
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$679
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$678
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$929
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$782
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$847
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$655
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$667
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$511
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$953