Mesa vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mesa	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2413	$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$3609
🏠 One person rent	$1527	$846
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4154	$967
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	67	42
😀 Quality of life	73	67
🏙️ Population	504K	881K

The cost of living in Mesa is 63% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 933rd and 3517th ($2413 vs $1479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 854th 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 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Mesa ranked 422nd best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 1561st and 3734th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Panama City

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	Mesa	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.5	$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1564	$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1217	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2503	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2321	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2947	$2551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$1632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.18	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.48	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.79	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.21	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.14	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$7.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1121	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12523	$13616

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913

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