Panama City vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Panama City	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1316	$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3171	$6163
🏠 One person rent	$709	$1718
🏘️ Family rent	$1291	$2740
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$659
🚐 Transport expenses	$78	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$901	$4811
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	54
😀 Quality of life	67	86
🏙️ Population	881K	525K

The cost of living in Panama City is 51% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4138th and 409th ($1316 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 364th 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 1.8 months in Sacramento. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Sacramento ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 3926th and 238th 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	$11.5	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.8	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.97	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.35	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.75	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$1755
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1703	$2938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$980	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.97%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$5758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1457	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$93.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.63	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.87	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.98	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.43	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.43	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.7	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$2211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9581	$25420

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Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1189
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1171
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1182
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$917
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1157
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$940
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$980
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$961
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$624
329 km or 204 mi	David	$789
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$633
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1147
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$573
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$536
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$877
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$649
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1009
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1169
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1040
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$778
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1163
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$867
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$812
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$851
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$780
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1024
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$639
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$661
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$727
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1114
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$705
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$552
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$567
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$551
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$493
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$1220

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2544
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2572
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2588
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2620
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2675
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2679
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2548
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2909
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2633
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2699
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2586
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2671
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$2910
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2534
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3059
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3314
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2657
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2227
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2903
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2140
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3171
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2916
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2904
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3213
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2824
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2947
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2697
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2900
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2417
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2434
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3041
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2141
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2968
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2840
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2929
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2860