Panama City vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Panama City	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1560	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3547	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$943	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$1558	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.4	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$982	$4380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	43	54
😀 Quality of life	71	88
🏙️ Population	410K	525K

The cost of living in Panama City is 45% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 3737th and 362nd ($1560 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 307th 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 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 3765th and 309th 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	$10.6	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.08	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.03	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.69	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1306	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2662	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1618	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.92	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.32	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.3	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$477	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15637	$27489

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Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1400
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1377
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1371
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$981
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1188
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1150
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1150
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$721
329 km or 204 mi	David	$925
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$663
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1288
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$547
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1105
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$708
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1241
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1398
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1335
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$667
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$881
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1303
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$950
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$883
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$843
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$821
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$679
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$678
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$929
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$782
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$847
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$655
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$667
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$511
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$953

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850