Bridgetown vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bridgetown	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1360	$1384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3665	$3435
🏠 One person rent	$570	$751
🏘️ Family rent	$1358	$1474
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$61	$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1473	$914
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	20	42
😀 Quality of life	64	66
🏙️ Population	110K	881K

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 2% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 4197th and 4139th ($1360 vs $1384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Barbados and Panama, respectively. Check Barbados vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bridgetown compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 4355th and 3919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Panama City

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	Bridgetown	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.24	$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$577
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1753	$1757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$1198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$76.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.8	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3475	$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3469	$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.76	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.95	$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.87	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6485	$9531

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1390
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1004
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$981
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1159
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1061
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1101
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1065
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1003
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1164
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$964
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1594
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$719
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1081
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1084
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$692
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$684
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$770
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$871
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1241
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$691
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1242
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$821
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$785
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$704
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$662
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$627
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$731

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1249
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1231
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1249
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$953
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1182
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1098
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1091
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1056
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$634
329 km or 204 mi	David	$833
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1201
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$506
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$748
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$661
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$961
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1239
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1246
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$789
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1233
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$873
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$871
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$840
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$789
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$619
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$641
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$979
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$718
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$863
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$562
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$541
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$477
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$898