Panama City vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3556
$2166
🏠 One person rent
$946
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$1545
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$973
$381
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
42
57
😀 Quality of life
71
63
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.42M

The cost of living in Panama City is 79% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 3634th and 6337th ($1590 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Panama and Brazil, respectively. Check Panama vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 3213th and 5445th 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
$9.69
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1913
$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1732
$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.52
$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.4
$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.7
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11486
$15139

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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 Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$690
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$691
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$575
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$678
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$654
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$624
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$660
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$568
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$495
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$661
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$599
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$583
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$571
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$592
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$649
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$601
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$632
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$472
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$606
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$673
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$671
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$491
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$617
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$630
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$752
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$616
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$696
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$705
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$627
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$641
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$603
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$617
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$598
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$623
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$609
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$680
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$614
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$615
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$637
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$751