Hamilton vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$3609
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$846
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$967
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	42
😀 Quality of life	88	67
🏙️ Population	569K	881K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 36% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1784th and 3517th ($2017 vs $1479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Canada and Panama, respectively. Check Canada vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 239th and 3734th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Panama City

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	Hamilton	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$2551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$1632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$7.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$13616

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799

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