Panama City vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Panama City	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1384	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3435	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$751	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$1474	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.4	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$4224
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	42	81
😀 Quality of life	66	91
🏙️ Population	881K	1.43M

The cost of living in Panama City is 37% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4139th and 1380th ($1384 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1203rd 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 1.9 months in San Antonio. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 3919th and 118th 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	$12.3	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.2	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$577	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1198	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.12%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.89	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.8	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$10912

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Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1249
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1231
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1249
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$953
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1182
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1098
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1091
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1056
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$634
329 km or 204 mi	David	$833
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1201
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$506
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$748
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$661
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$961
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1239
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1246
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$789
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1233
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$873
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$871
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$840
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$789
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$619
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$641
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$979
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$718
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$863
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$562
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$541
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$477
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$898

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137