Brasilia vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$3567
🏠 One person rent	$415	$976
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$1633
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$936
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	28	42
😀 Quality of life	62	69
🏙️ Population	3M	410K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 41% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 6162nd and 3744th ($928 vs $1583) 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 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 5658th and 4400th 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	$7.88	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$13402

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

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