Guangzhou vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$3435
🏠 One person rent
$333
$751
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1474
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$914
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
42
😀 Quality of life
75
66
🏙️ Population
18.7M
881K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 45% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 6602nd and 4139th ($763 vs $1384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 1st in China and Panama, respectively. Check China vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 1036th and 3919th 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
$3.58
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$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
$457
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$577
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$76.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$9531

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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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