Brisbane vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$3547
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$1558
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$982
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	43
😀 Quality of life	98	71
🏙️ Population	2.71M	410K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 32% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1813th and 3737th ($2065 vs $1560) 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 9th and 3765th 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	$14.4	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$1306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$2662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$5.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$7.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$15637

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

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