Panama City vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1384
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3435
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$751
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$1474
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.4
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$914
$629
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
42
35
😀 Quality of life
66
54
🏙️ Population
881K
1.43M

The cost of living in Panama City is 47% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 4139th and 6023rd ($1384 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 13th in Mexico, while ranked 3919th and 5982nd 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
$12.3
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.2
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.25
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.9
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$577
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1198
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.7
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.12%
11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2406
$741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.89
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.8
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.1
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$10619

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1249
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1231
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1249
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$953
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1182
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1098
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1091
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1056
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$634
329 km or 204 mi David
$833
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$620
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1201
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$506
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$748
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$661
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$961
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1239
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1246
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$582
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$789
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1233
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$873
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$871
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$840
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$789
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$1277
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$619
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$831
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$653
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1310
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$641
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$979
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$718
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$863
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$562
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$541
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$477
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$898

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$811
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$843
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$734
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1190
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$729
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$504
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$835
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$757
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$723
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$763
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$772
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$704
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$759
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$694
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$589
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$844
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$789
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$797
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$660
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$623
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$741
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$726
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$830
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$941
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$727
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$707
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$601
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$748
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$707