Panama City vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1560
$998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3547
$2647
🏠 One person rent
$943
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$1558
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$982
$820
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
43
35
😀 Quality of life
71
59
🏙️ Population
410K
1.43M

The cost of living in Panama City is 56% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 3737th and 5601st ($1560 vs $998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 0.8 months in Puebla. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Puebla ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 3765th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Panama City Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$3.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.03
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$759
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1306
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$57.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.5
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2662
$895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.92
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.32
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.4
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15637
$19753

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1400
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1377
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1371
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$981
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1150
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1150
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$721
329 km or 204 mi David
$925
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$663
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1288
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$547
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$1105
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$708
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1241
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1398
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1335
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$667
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$881
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1303
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$1030
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$950
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$883
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$843
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$821
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$679
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$831
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$678
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1236
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$730
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$929
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$782
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$847
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$655
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$667
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$511
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$953

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$914
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$977
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$842
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1331
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$819
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$860
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$908
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$851
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$875
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$875
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$868
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$717
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$893
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$784
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$643
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$926
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$912
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$936
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$858
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$724
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$829
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$847
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$934
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1184
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$798
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$867
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$764
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$873
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$872