Panama City vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1583
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3567
$2843
🏠 One person rent
$976
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$1633
$732
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$418
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$936
$803
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
42
35
😀 Quality of life
69
62
🏙️ Population
410K
1.43M

The cost of living in Panama City is 47% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 3744th and 5140th ($1583 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd in Panama and Mexico, respectively. Check Panama vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Puebla ranked 9th in Mexico, while ranked 4400th and 5782nd 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
$10.6
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1062
$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1911
$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1347
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$40.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.4
$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
10.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3048
$1035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$7.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.04
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.3
$5.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$10.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13402
$20939

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$987
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$1032
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$907
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1428
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$887
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$926
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$975
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$917
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$944
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$950
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$934
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$771
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$962
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$846
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$670
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$986
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$981
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$1004
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$928
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$766
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$906
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$923
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$1010
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1241
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$854
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$939
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$803
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$926
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$947