Panama City vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3556
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$946
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$1545
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$973
$715
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
42
35
😀 Quality of life
71
62
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.43M

The cost of living in Panama City is 51% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 3634th and 5190th ($1590 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 3213th and 5640th 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
$9.69
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1913
$893
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1732
$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.52
$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.4
$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.7
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11486
$20789

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1396
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1373
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1361
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$982
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1185
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1147
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1144
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$797
329 km or 204 mi David
$909
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$733
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1228
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$586
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$1186
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$802
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1361
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1574
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1471
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$727
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$1012
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1362
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$1162
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$1041
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$967
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$931
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$872
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$769
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$882
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$737
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$862
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$973
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$856
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$891
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$749
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$749
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$563
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$1024

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$971
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$1034
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$897
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1475
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$874
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$924
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$977
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$914
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$952
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$960
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$932
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$763
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$974
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$852
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$673
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$994
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$973
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$980
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$916
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$755
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$972
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$917
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$1008
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1255
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$852
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$933
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$817
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$935
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$942