Guangzhou vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$3547
🏠 One person rent
$322
$943
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$1558
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
43
😀 Quality of life
75
71
🏙️ Population
18.7M
410K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 51% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 6838th and 3737th ($758 vs $1560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 2100th and 3765th 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
$2.82
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$1306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$2662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$5.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$7.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$15637

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Panama City

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1400
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1377
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1371
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$981
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1150
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1150
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$721
329 km or 204 mi David
$925
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$663
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1288
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$547
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$1105
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$708
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1241
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1398
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1335
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$667
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$881
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1303
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$1030
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$950
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$883
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$843
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$821
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$679
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$831
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$678
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1236
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$730
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$929
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$782
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$847
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$655
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$667
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$511
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$953