Manchester vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$3435
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$751
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$1474
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$914
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
42
😀 Quality of life
92
66
🏙️ Population
548K
881K

The cost of living in Manchester is 54% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1500th and 4139th ($2137 vs $1384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 76th and 3919th 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
$17.6
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$577
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$1757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$76.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$9531

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

Cities near Panama City

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1249
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1231
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1249
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$953
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1182
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1098
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1091
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1056
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$634
329 km or 204 mi David
$833
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$620
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1201
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$506
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$748
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$661
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$961
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1239
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1246
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$582
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$789
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1233
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$873
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$871
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$840
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$789
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$1277
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$619
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$831
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$653
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1310
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$641
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$979
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$718
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$863
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$562
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$541
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$477
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$898