Panama City vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Panama City	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1316	$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3171	$8827
🏠 One person rent	$709	$2575
🏘️ Family rent	$1291	$4722
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$762
🚐 Transport expenses	$78	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$901	$7332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	42	97
😀 Quality of life	67	95
🏙️ Population	881K	874K

The cost of living in Panama City is 65% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 4138th and 12th ($1316 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 months in San Francisco. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 3926th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs San Francisco

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	Panama City	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.8	$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.97	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$8.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.35	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.75	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1703	$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$980	$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.97%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1457	$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.63	$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.87	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.98	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.43	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.43	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.7	$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9581	$31490

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Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1189
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1171
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1182
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$917
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1157
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$940
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$980
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$961
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$624
329 km or 204 mi	David	$789
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$633
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1147
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$573
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$536
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$877
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$649
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1009
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1169
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1040
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$778
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1163
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$867
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$812
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$851
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$780
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1024
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$639
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$661
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$727
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1114
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$705
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$552
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$567
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$551
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$493
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$1220

Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3123
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2965
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3127
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3147
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3042
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3163
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3046
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3219
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2969
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4148
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3583
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3518
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2840
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2968
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3567
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2660
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2697
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2929
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2922
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2860
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2900
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3195
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2824
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2947
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3003
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3733