Panama City vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$2785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3556
$6544
🏠 One person rent
$946
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$1545
$2793
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$732
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$973
$4971
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
42
88
😀 Quality of life
71
90
🏙️ Population
1.54M
653K

The cost of living in Panama City is 43% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 3634th and 456th ($1590 vs $2785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 392nd in Panama and the United States, respectively. Check Panama vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Portland ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 3213th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Portland

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Panama City Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.69
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$7.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$1760
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1913
$2916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$3956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1732
$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$4.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$5.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$3.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.52
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$180
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$35.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.4
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$1706
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11486
$24040

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1396
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1373
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1361
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$982
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1185
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1147
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1144
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$797
329 km or 204 mi David
$909
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$733
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1228
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$586
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$1186
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$802
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1361
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1574
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1471
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$727
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$1012
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1362
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$1162
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$1041
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$967
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$931
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$872
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$769
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$882
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$737
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$862
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$973
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$856
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$891
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$749
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$749
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$563
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$1024

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2488
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2339
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2237
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2312
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2477
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2279
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2407
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2145
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2167
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2308
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2391
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2095
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2315
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2100
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2222
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2765
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1969
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2277
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2616
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2592
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2378
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2596
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2576
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1742
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2822
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2722
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2429
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2767
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2542
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2342
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1902
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2775
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2637
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2617
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2783