Charlotte vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$3556
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$1545
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$973
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
68
42
😀 Quality of life
89
71
🏙️ Population
875K
1.54M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 55% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 946th and 3634th ($2470 vs $1590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 1st in the United States and Panama, respectively. Check the United States vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 246th and 3213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Panama City

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Charlotte Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$2.93
☕ Cappuccino
$5.65
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$1913
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$1223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$1732
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$7.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$11486

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2217
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2204
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2130
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2190
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2095
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1904
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1959
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2031
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1975
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2129
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1973
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2183
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2075
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2058
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1727
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1946
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2070
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2007
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2070
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1868
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2059
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1909
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2200
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2171
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2027
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1816
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2253
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1940
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2284
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1892
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1678
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1842
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2671
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2083
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2212
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1863
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1932

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