Panama City vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Panama City	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1384	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3435	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$751	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$1474	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.4	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$4470
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	54
😀 Quality of life	66	87
🏙️ Population	881K	525K

The cost of living in Panama City is 48% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4139th and 501st ($1384 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 443rd in Panama and the United States, respectively. Check Panama vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Panama City compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 3919th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Sacramento

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	Panama City	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.2	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$577	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1198	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.12%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.89	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.8	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.1	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$30262

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Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1249
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1231
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1249
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$953
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1182
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1098
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1091
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1056
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$634
329 km or 204 mi	David	$833
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1201
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$506
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$748
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$661
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$961
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1239
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1246
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$789
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1233
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$873
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$871
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$840
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$789
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$619
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$641
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$979
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$718
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$863
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$562
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$541
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$477
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$898

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851