Guangzhou vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1316
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$3171
🏠 One person rent
$333
$709
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$901
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
42
😀 Quality of life
75
67
🏙️ Population
18.7M
881K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 44% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 6607th and 4138th ($742 vs $1316) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in China and Panama, respectively. Check China vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 955th and 3926th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Panama City

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Guangzhou Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$51.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$2399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$7.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$9581

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Panama City

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1189
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1171
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1182
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$917
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1157
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$940
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$980
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$961
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$624
329 km or 204 mi David
$789
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$633
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1147
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$536
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$877
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$649
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1009
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1169
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1040
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$582
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$778
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1163
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$867
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$812
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$851
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$780
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$1024
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$639
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$661
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$727
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$639
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$705
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$552
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$655
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$567
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$551
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$493
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$1220