Brisbane vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$3556
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$1545
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$973
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	42
😀 Quality of life	97	71
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.54M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 46% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1241st and 3634th ($2323 vs $1590) 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 3213th 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	$15.8	$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1913
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$1732
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$11486

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1396
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1373
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1361
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$982
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1185
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1147
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1144
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1112
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$797
329 km or 204 mi	David	$909
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$733
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1228
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$586
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1186
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$802
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1361
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1574
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1471
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$727
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$1012
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1362
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1162
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$1041
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$967
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$931
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$872
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$769
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$882
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$737
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1325
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$862
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$973
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$856
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$891
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$749
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$749
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$563
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$1024