Manchester vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$3567
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$976
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$1633
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$432
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$936
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
42
😀 Quality of life
93
69
🏙️ Population
548K
410K

The cost of living in Manchester is 49% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1156th and 3744th ($2365 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Panama, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 78th and 4400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Panama City

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Manchester Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$2.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$13402

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

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