Calgary vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$3435
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$751
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$1474
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$914
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	42
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	1.31M	881K

The cost of living in Calgary is 55% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1473rd and 4139th ($2149 vs $1384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Canada and Panama, respectively. Check Canada vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 131st and 3919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Panama City

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	Calgary	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$577
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$1198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$76.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$9531

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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