Panama City vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1583
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3567
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$976
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1633
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$936
$759
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
42
49
😀 Quality of life
69
71
🏙️ Population
410K
8.78M

The cost of living in Panama City is 150% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 3744th and 7679th ($1583 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th in Panama and China, respectively. Check Panama vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 4400th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Quanzhou

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Panama City Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1062
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1911
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1347
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.4
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3048
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.04
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.3
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13402
$9536

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943