Honolulu vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Honolulu	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2961	$1316
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7256	$3171
🏠 One person rent	$1873	$709
🏘️ Family rent	$3753	$1291
🍽️ Food expenses	$777	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4025	$901
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	42
😀 Quality of life	86	67
🏙️ Population	351K	881K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 125% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 153rd and 4138th ($2961 vs $1316) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 128th 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 65th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 260th and 3926th 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	$19.8	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.8	$51.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.99	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1910	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3813	$1703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$299	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10099	$2399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8860	$1457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.63	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.5	$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$8.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.92	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.49	$3.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.1	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1372	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19011	$9581

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2735
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2506
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2602
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2538
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$2716
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2655
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3169
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$491
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$491
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3064

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1189
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1171
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1182
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$917
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1157
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$940
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$980
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$961
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$624
329 km or 204 mi	David	$789
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$633
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1147
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$573
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$536
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$877
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$649
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1009
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1169
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1040
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$778
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1163
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$867
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$812
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$851
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$780
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1024
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$639
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$661
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$727
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1114
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$705
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$552
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$567
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$551
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$493
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$1220