Edmonton vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$3567
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$976
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$1633
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$936
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	64	42
😀 Quality of life	90	69
🏙️ Population	1.01M	410K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 19% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 2524th and 3744th ($1878 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in Canada and Panama, respectively. Check Canada vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 193rd and 4400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Panama City

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	Edmonton	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$13402

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1425
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1403
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1395
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$977
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1179
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1153
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1154
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$764
329 km or 204 mi	David	$922
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$703
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1332
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$572
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1155
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$757
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1290
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1454
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1378
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$707
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$915
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1323
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1071
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$992
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$950
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$909
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$825
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$738
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$874
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$717
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1273
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$789
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$971
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$825
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$887
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$709
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$719
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$537
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$957