Castries vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1178
$1590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2846
$3556
🏠 One person rent
$514
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$866
$1545
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.5
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1043
$973
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
3
42
😀 Quality of life
39
71
🏙️ Population
20K
1.54M

The cost of living in Castries is 26% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 4803rd and 3634th ($1178 vs $1590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Panama, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 7990th and 3213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Panama City

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Castries Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.69
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.2
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.95
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$554
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$1913
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$1223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.69%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2132
$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1494
$1732
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.8
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.4
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.88
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.15
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.81
$7.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.9
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9991
$11486

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Vieux Fort
$1214
66 km or 41 mi Fort-de-France
$1844
83 km or 51 mi Georgetown
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Kingstown
$995
149 km or 93 mi Roseau
$1010
172 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1453
180 km or 112 mi Bridgetown
$1328
181 km or 112 mi Portsmouth
$1107
222 km or 138 mi Grenville
$1083
234 km or 146 mi St. George's
$1083
234 km or 146 mi Basse-Terre
$1736
249 km or 155 mi Sainte-Anne
$1716
250 km or 156 mi Petit-Bourg
$1724
257 km or 160 mi Les Abymes
$1715
259 km or 161 mi Baie-Mahault
$1723
260 km or 162 mi Le Moule
$1718
316 km or 196 mi Scarborough
$1138
348 km or 216 mi All Saints
$1143
357 km or 222 mi St. John's
$1114
377 km or 234 mi Port of Spain
$1281
378 km or 235 mi San Juan
$1223
392 km or 244 mi Chaguanas
$1106
410 km or 255 mi Basseterre
$1330
415 km or 258 mi Cayon
$1327
418 km or 260 mi San Fernando
$1039
445 km or 277 mi Carupano
$707
456 km or 283 mi La Asuncion
$645
461 km or 286 mi Porlamar
$613
497 km or 309 mi Philipsburg
$2940
526 km or 327 mi Cumana
$680
532 km or 330 mi Maturin
$830
563 km or 350 mi Tucupita
$772
577 km or 358 mi Saint Croix
$2450
578 km or 359 mi Puerto la Cruz
$716
586 km or 364 mi Lecheria
$773
590 km or 367 mi Barcelona
$873
626 km or 389 mi Road Town
$2305
635 km or 395 mi Anaco
$650
640 km or 398 mi Cantaura
$685
641 km or 399 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2120

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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