Panama City vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3556
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$946
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$1545
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$973
$771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
42
49
😀 Quality of life
71
71
🏙️ Population
1.54M
8.78M

The cost of living in Panama City is 145% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 3634th and 7630th ($1590 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th 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 26th in China, while ranked 3213th and 3354th 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
$9.69
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1913
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1732
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.52
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.4
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.7
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11486
$9745

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954