Panama City vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1384
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3435
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$751
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$1474
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.4
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$914
$7795
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
42
97
😀 Quality of life
66
97
🏙️ Population
881K
874K

The cost of living in Panama City is 63% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 4139th and 9th ($1384 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 3919th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Panama City San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.2
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$8.68
☕ Cappuccino
$4.25
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.9
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$577
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1198
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.7
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.12%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2406
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.89
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.8
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.1
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$31050

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610