Guadalajara vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$3609
🏠 One person rent	$480	$846
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$967
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	42
😀 Quality of life	57	67
🏙️ Population	1.46M	881K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 31% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 5385th and 3517th ($1017 vs $1479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Mexico and Panama, respectively. Check Mexico vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 5625th and 3734th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Panama City

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	Guadalajara	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$2551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$1632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$7.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$13616

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214

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