Panama City vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1479
$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3609
$2527
🏠 One person rent
$846
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$1592
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$651
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
42
35
😀 Quality of life
67
53
🏙️ Population
881K
1.43M

The cost of living in Panama City is 51% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 3517th and 5623rd ($1479 vs $981) 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 12th in Mexico, while ranked 3734th and 6026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Panama City Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$7.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.5
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.99
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.66
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1749
$908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.4
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
11.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2551
$772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1632
$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$9.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.94
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.71
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.22
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.5
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13616
$9705

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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

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$825
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$858
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$752
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1160
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$745
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$485
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$800
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$747
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$724
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$770
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$761
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$632
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$759
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$700
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$574
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$696
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$788
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$821
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$635
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$608
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$724
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$716
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$812
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$983
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$756
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$700
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$638
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$717
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$699