Brisbane vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$3567
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$976
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$1633
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$936
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	42
😀 Quality of life	98	69
🏙️ Population	2.71M	410K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 43% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1349th and 3744th ($2269 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Panama, respectively. Check Australia vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 3rd and 4400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Panama City

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	Brisbane	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$13402

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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