Kingston vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$3567
🏠 One person rent	$712	$976
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$1633
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$936
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	41	42
😀 Quality of life	57	69
🏙️ Population	938K	410K

The cost of living in Kingston is 8% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 4191st and 3744th ($1461 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jamaica and Panama, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 6176th and 4400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Panama City

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	Kingston	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.68	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$13402

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1425
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1403
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1395
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$977
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1179
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1153
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1154
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$764
329 km or 204 mi	David	$922
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$703
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1332
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$572
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1155
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$757
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1290
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1454
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1378
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$707
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$915
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1323
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1071
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$992
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$950
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$909
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$825
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$738
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$874
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$717
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1273
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$789
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$971
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$825
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$887
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$709
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$719
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$537
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$957