Guangzhou vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$3567
🏠 One person rent
$354
$976
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1633
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$432
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$936
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
42
😀 Quality of life
74
69
🏙️ Population
18.7M
410K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 51% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 6835th and 3744th ($782 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in China and Panama, respectively. Check China vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 2285th and 4400th 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
$2.86
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$13402

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1425
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1403
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1395
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$977
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1179
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1153
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1154
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$764
329 km or 204 mi David
$922
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$703
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1332
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$572
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$1155
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$757
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1290
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1454
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1378
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$707
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$915
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1323
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$1071
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$992
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$950
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$909
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$825
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$738
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$874
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$717
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1273
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$789
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$971
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$825
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$887
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$709
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$719
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$537
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$957