El Paso vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$3609
🏠 One person rent	$980	$846
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$967
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	35	42
😀 Quality of life	79	67
🏙️ Population	679K	881K

The cost of living in El Paso is 23% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 2363rd and 3517th ($1813 vs $1479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st 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 El Paso compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 633rd and 3734th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Panama City

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	El Paso	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$2551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$1632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$7.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$13616

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1328
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1310
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1304
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$957
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1172
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1116
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1117
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$664
329 km or 204 mi	David	$890
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$645
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1225
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$524
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$760
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$705
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1024
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1324
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1296
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$604
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$839
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1269
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$897
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$741
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$773
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$801
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$649
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$742
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$680
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$837
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$742
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$759
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$605
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$598
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$513
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$932