Houston vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$1384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$3435
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$751
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$1474
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$914
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	42
😀 Quality of life	92	66
🏙️ Population	2.3M	881K

The cost of living in Houston is 62% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1258th and 4139th ($2248 vs $1384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 82nd and 3919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Panama City

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	Houston	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$577
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$1757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$1198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$76.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$9531

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156

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