Honolulu vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$3567
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$976
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$1633
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$936
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	58	42
😀 Quality of life	85	69
🏙️ Population	351K	410K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 105% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 117th and 3744th ($3241 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 1st in the United States and Panama, respectively. Check the United States vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 438th and 4400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Panama City

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	Honolulu	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$13402

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254

Cities near Panama City

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