Panama City vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1316
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3171
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$709
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$426
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$901
$746
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
42
35
😀 Quality of life
67
57
🏙️ Population
881K
1.43M

The cost of living in Panama City is 23% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 4138th and 4882nd ($1316 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Panama and Mexico, respectively. Check Panama vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Panama City compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Puebla ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 3926th and 5737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Puebla

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Panama City Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.8
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$8.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.35
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.75
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$836
$627
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1703
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$772
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$70.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.97%
11.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2399
$818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.45
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.98
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.43
$6.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.43
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.7
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9581
$3893

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1189
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1171
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1182
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$917
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1157
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$940
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$980
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$961
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$624
329 km or 204 mi David
$789
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$633
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1147
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$536
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$877
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$649
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1009
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1169
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1040
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$582
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$778
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1163
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$867
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$812
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$851
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$780
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$1024
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$639
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$661
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$727
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$639
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$705
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$552
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$655
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$567
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$551
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$493
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$1220

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$915
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$927
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$804
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1288
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$767
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$596
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$905
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$861
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$833
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$810
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$875
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$826
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$853
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$779
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$662
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$781
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$853
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$851
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$768
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$702
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$845
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$816
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$972
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$996
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$846
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$797
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$682
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$765
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$795