Johannesburg vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$1384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$3435
🏠 One person rent	$487	$751
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$1474
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$914
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	42
😀 Quality of life	58	66
🏙️ Population	4.43M	881K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 22% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 5069th and 4139th ($1079 vs $1384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Panama, respectively. Check South Africa vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 5446th and 3919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Panama City

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	Johannesburg	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$577
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$1757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$1198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$76.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$9531

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

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