Foshan vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$1384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$3435
🏠 One person rent	$185	$751
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$1474
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$914
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	42
😀 Quality of life	70	66
🏙️ Population	9.5M	881K

The cost of living in Foshan is 56% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 7753rd and 4139th ($602 vs $1384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 1st in China and Panama, respectively. Check China vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 2359th and 3919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Panama City

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	Foshan	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$577
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$1757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$1198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$76.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$9531

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660

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