Manchester vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2071
$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5081
$3609
🏠 One person rent
$1241
$846
🏘️ Family rent
$2185
$1592
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2923
$967
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
42
😀 Quality of life
92
67
🏙️ Population
548K
881K

The cost of living in Manchester is 40% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1662nd and 3517th ($2071 vs $1479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 0.7 months in Panama City. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 85th and 3734th 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
$16.7
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.7
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$2.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.46
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1351
$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$936
$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2179
$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5330
$2551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3723
$1632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$110
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.8
$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1818
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19551
$13616

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681

Cities near Panama City

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1328
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1310
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1304
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$957
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1172
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1116
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1117
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1089
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$664
329 km or 204 mi David
$890
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$645
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1225
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$669
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$524
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$760
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$705
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1024
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1324
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1296
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$604
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$839
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1269
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$906
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$897
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$741
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$773
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$801
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$649
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$742
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$653
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1213
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$680
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$837
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$742
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$759
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$605
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$598
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$513
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$932