Honolulu vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$1384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$3435
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$751
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$1474
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$914
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	42
😀 Quality of life	87	66
🏙️ Population	351K	881K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 120% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 133rd and 4139th ($3039 vs $1384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd 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 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 290th and 3919th 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	$19.9	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$577
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$1757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$1198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$76.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$9531

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085

Cities near Panama City

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