Jacksonville vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$1590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$3556
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$1545
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$973
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	42
😀 Quality of life	87	71
🏙️ Population	950K	1.54M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 38% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1499th and 3634th ($2192 vs $1590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 325th and 3213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Panama City

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	Jacksonville	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$1913
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$1223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$1732
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$11486

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1396
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1373
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1361
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$982
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1185
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1147
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1144
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1112
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$797
329 km or 204 mi	David	$909
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$733
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1228
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$586
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1186
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$802
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1361
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1574
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1471
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$727
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$1012
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1362
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1162
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$1041
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$967
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$931
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$872
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$769
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$882
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$737
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1325
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$862
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$973
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$856
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$891
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$749
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$749
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$563
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$1024