Buenos Aires vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$1316
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$3171
🏠 One person rent
$365
$709
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$901
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
42
😀 Quality of life
71
67
🏙️ Population
3.12M
881K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 40% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 6407th and 4138th ($791 vs $1316) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Argentina and Panama, respectively. Check Argentina vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 2311th and 3926th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Panama City

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Buenos Aires Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$51.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$1703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$2399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$1457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$7.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$8.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$9.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$3.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$9581

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1189
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1171
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1182
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$917
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1157
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$940
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$980
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$961
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$624
329 km or 204 mi David
$789
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$633
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1147
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$536
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$877
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$649
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1009
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1169
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1040
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$582
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$778
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1163
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$867
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$812
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$851
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$780
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$1024
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$639
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$661
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$727
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$639
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$705
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$552
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$655
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$567
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$551
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$493
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$1220