Memphis vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Memphis	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4406	$3567
🏠 One person rent	$1052	$976
🏘️ Family rent	$1518	$1633
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3391	$936
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	42
😀 Quality of life	87	69
🏙️ Population	633K	410K

The cost of living in Memphis is 17% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 2663rd and 3744th ($1851 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1875th and 1st in the United States and Panama, respectively. Check the United States vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Memphis ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 362nd and 4400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Panama City

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	Memphis	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$841	$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1430	$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1222	$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.6	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.8	$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1700	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27314	$13402

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822

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