Panama City vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Panama City	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1583	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3567	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$976	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$1633	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$936	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	38
😀 Quality of life	69	88
🏙️ Population	410K	549K

The cost of living in Panama City is 7% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3744th and 3269th ($1583 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 113th in Panama and Canada, respectively. Check Panama vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 4400th and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Quebec City

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	Panama City	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1062	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1347	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.4	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3048	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.26	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.04	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.3	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13402	$7052

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Cities near Panama City

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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934