Manchester vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$3547
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$1558
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$982
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	43
😀 Quality of life	93	71
🏙️ Population	548K	410K

The cost of living in Manchester is 45% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1330th and 3737th ($2265 vs $1560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 107th and 3765th 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	$17.3	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$1306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$2662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$5.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$7.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$15637

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1400
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1377
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1371
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$981
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1188
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1150
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1150
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$721
329 km or 204 mi	David	$925
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$663
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1288
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$547
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1105
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$708
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1241
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1398
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1335
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$667
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$881
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1303
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$950
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$883
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$843
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$821
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$679
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$678
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$929
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$782
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$847
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$655
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$667
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$511
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$953