Panama City vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3556
$4674
🏠 One person rent
$946
$1211
🏘️ Family rent
$1545
$1801
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$973
$4112
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
42
81
😀 Quality of life
71
91
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.43M

The cost of living in Panama City is 23% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 3634th and 1833rd ($1590 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1452nd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 3213th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs San Antonio

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Panama City San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.69
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$6.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1913
$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1732
$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.52
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.4
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.7
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11486
$19123

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2093
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2105
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2123
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2120
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2125
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2168
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$1944
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2475
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2151
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2149
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2141
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2110
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2003
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$1963
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1937
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1857
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1903
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$1005
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1722
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2070
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1855
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1897
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1708
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$1010
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$796
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1950
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1843
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2096
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2066
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2011
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2093
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2519
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2754
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2261
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2107
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1860
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2064
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2093