Johannesburg vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Johannesburg | Panama City | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Johannesburg is 33% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 5539th and 3517th ($993 vs $1479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.4 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 5667th and 3734th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Johannesburg
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.8 mi |  Sandton | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Randburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Soweto | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Benoni | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Springs | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Centurion | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Pretoria | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 59 km or 36 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Brits | |
| 101 km or 62 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Bethal | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Middelburg | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Welkom | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 262 km or 163 mi |  Lobatse | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Gaborone | |
| 287 km or 179 mi |  Butha-Buthe | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Kanye | |
| 311 km or 193 mi |  Mbabane | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Vryheid | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Molepolole | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Manzini | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Maseru | |
| 366 km or 228 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 417 km or 259 mi | Palapye | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Kimberley | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 443 km or 275 mi |  Matola | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Serowe | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Maputo | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Durban | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Francistown | |
| 577 km or 358 mi | Xai-Xai |
Cities near Panama City
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8.1 km or 5 mi |  Balboa | |
| 16 km or 9.9 mi | Tocumen | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Pacora | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | La Chorrera | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Colon | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Penonome | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Chitre | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Santiago de Veraguas | |
| 321 km or 199 mi |  Turbo | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | David | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Monteria | |
| 403 km or 250 mi |  Limon | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Santa Cruz de Lorica | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Sincelejo | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Cartagena | |
| 483 km or 300 mi | Quibdo | |
| 494 km or 307 mi | Cartago | |
| 513 km or 319 mi | San Jose | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Heredia | |
| 521 km or 324 mi | Magangue | |
| 526 km or 327 mi | Bello | |
| 529 km or 329 mi | Alajuela | |
| 530 km or 329 mi | Medellin | |
| 534 km or 332 mi | Envigado | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Soledad | |
| 559 km or 348 mi | Barranquilla | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Puntarenas | |
| 617 km or 383 mi | Cartago | |
| 617 km or 383 mi | Cienaga | |
| 623 km or 387 mi | Manizales | |
| 627 km or 390 mi | Santa Teresa | |
| 627 km or 390 mi | Pereira | |
| 631 km or 392 mi | Santa Marta | |
| 632 km or 393 mi | Buenaventura | |
| 636 km or 395 mi | Minca | |
| 651 km or 404 mi | Salento | |
| 652 km or 405 mi | Armenia | |
| 657 km or 408 mi | Tulua | |
| 658 km or 409 mi | Barrancabermeja | |
| 675 km or 419 mi | Liberia |