Buenos Aires vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$3435
🏠 One person rent
$402
$751
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1474
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$914
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
42
😀 Quality of life
72
66
🏙️ Population
3.12M
881K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 34% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 6099th and 4139th ($909 vs $1384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1789th and 3919th 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
$9.98
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$577
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$1757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$76.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$9531

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near Panama City

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1249
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1231
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1249
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$953
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1182
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1098
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1091
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1056
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$634
329 km or 204 mi David
$833
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$620
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1201
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$506
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$748
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$661
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$961
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1239
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1246
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$582
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$789
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1233
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$873
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$871
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$840
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$789
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$1277
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$619
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$831
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$653
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1310
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$641
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$979
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$718
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$863
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$562
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$541
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$477
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$898