Buenos Aires vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$1590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$3556
🏠 One person rent
$555
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$1545
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$973
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
42
😀 Quality of life
77
71
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.54M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 22% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 4647th and 3634th ($1247 vs $1590) 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 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 1053rd and 3213th 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
$17.5
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$2.93
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1913
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$1732
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$7.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$11486

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

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