Panama City vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1479
$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3609
$7974
🏠 One person rent
$846
$2311
🏘️ Family rent
$1592
$4175
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$5531
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
42
87
😀 Quality of life
67
91
🏙️ Population
881K
1.39M

The cost of living in Panama City is 57% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 3517th and 36th ($1479 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 3734th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Panama City San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.5
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.99
$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.66
$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1749
$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.4
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2551
$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1632
$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.94
$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.71
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.22
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.5
$130
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13616
$28706

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1328
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1310
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1304
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$957
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1172
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1116
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1117
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1089
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$664
329 km or 204 mi David
$890
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$645
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1225
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$669
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$524
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$760
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$705
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1024
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1324
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1296
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$604
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$839
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1269
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$906
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$897
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$741
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$773
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$801
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$649
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$742
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$653
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1213
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$680
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$837
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$742
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$759
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$605
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$598
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$513
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$932

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2914
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$3017
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2911
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2964
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3043
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1047
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2898
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2930
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3124
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$912
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$910
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3279
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2917
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3273
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2834
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3199
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2907
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2637
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2945
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3109
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2936
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2732
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2950
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2763
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3188
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2996
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2578
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$880
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2694
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3496
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3082
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2971
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3326
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3020
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2764
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2682
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2759