Panama City vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1316
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3171
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$709
$473
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$426
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$901
$324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
42
56
😀 Quality of life
67
43
🏙️ Population
881K
2.9M

The cost of living in Panama City is 43% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4138th and 5826th ($1316 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Panama and Brazil, respectively. Check Panama vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Panama City compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Salvador ranked 44th in Brazil, while ranked 3926th and 6863rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Salvador

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Panama City Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.8
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.35
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.75
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$836
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1703
$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.97%
12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2399
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.45
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.98
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.43
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.43
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.7
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9581
$12057

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$680
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$674
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$701
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$666
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$635
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$592
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$620
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$494
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$438
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$606
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$634
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$566
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$595
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$525
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$611
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$597
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$577
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$462
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$550
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$634
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$610
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$444
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$436
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$583
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$651
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$621
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$615
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$612
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$587
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$580
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$606
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$576
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$504
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$645
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$573
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$657
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$619
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$631
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$601
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$711