Bridgetown vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bridgetown	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1353	$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3655	$3609
🏠 One person rent	$565	$846
🏘️ Family rent	$1353	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1472	$967
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	20	42
😀 Quality of life	64	67
🏙️ Population	110K	881K

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 9% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 4035th and 3517th ($1353 vs $1479) 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 4410th and 3734th 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	$16.3	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.49	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$605	$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1756	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1062	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.81%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$2551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3501	$1632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.3	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.76	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.79	$7.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$77	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6541	$13616

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1418
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1007
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$1000
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1161
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1070
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1084
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1062
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1015
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1178
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$953
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1499
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$737
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1037
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1039
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$695
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$684
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$777
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1373
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$716
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1377
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$837
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$789
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$858
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$674
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$639
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$746

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1328
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1310
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1304
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$957
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1172
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1116
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1117
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$664
329 km or 204 mi	David	$890
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$645
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1225
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$524
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$760
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$705
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1024
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1324
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1296
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$604
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$839
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1269
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$897
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$741
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$773
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$801
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$649
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$742
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$680
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$837
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$742
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$759
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$605
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$598
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$513
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$932