Panama City vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3556
$3908
🏠 One person rent
$946
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$1545
$1438
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$973
$2878
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
42
38
😀 Quality of life
71
87
🏙️ Population
1.54M
574K

The cost of living in Panama City is 4% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3634th and 3402nd ($1590 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th 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 21st in Canada, while ranked 3213th and 327th 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
$9.69
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$5.34
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1913
$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1732
$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.52
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.7
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11486
$8149

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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 Quebec City

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Levis
$1638
80 km or 50 mi Thetford Mines
$1002
89 km or 55 mi Saint-Georges
$1457
102 km or 64 mi Victoriaville
$1238
114 km or 71 mi Trois-Rivieres
$1219
120 km or 74 mi Shawinigan
$1441
142 km or 88 mi Drummondville
$1365
166 km or 103 mi Sherbrooke
$1421
169 km or 105 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
170 km or 106 mi Riviere-du-Loup
$1504
178 km or 111 mi Saguenay
$1122
180 km or 112 mi Chicoutimi
$1289
187 km or 116 mi Magog
$1533
188 km or 117 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
192 km or 120 mi Joliette
$1421
195 km or 121 mi Alma
$1384
196 km or 122 mi Granby
$1199
201 km or 125 mi L'Assomption
$1702
206 km or 128 mi Beloeil
$1816
210 km or 131 mi Repentigny
$1817
211 km or 131 mi Varennes
$1829
212 km or 132 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
217 km or 135 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
218 km or 135 mi Mascouche
$1828
218 km or 136 mi Boucherville
$1861
220 km or 136 mi Chambly
$1892
223 km or 138 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
223 km or 139 mi Terrebonne
$1863
227 km or 141 mi Longueuil
$1874
228 km or 142 mi Brossard
$2051
229 km or 142 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
229 km or 143 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
231 km or 144 mi Montreal
$1901
234 km or 146 mi La Prairie
$1937
236 km or 146 mi Westmount
$1828
236 km or 146 mi Mount Royal
$1852
238 km or 148 mi Laval
$2058
238 km or 148 mi Candiac
$1921
241 km or 150 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
241 km or 150 mi Boisbriand
$1913