Panama City vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3556
$2925
🏠 One person rent
$946
$734
🏘️ Family rent
$1545
$1288
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$973
$378
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
42
41
😀 Quality of life
71
56
🏙️ Population
1.54M
331K

The cost of living in Panama City is 23% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 3634th and 4553rd ($1590 vs $1291) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Panama and El Salvador, respectively. Check Panama vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 3213th and 6244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs San Salvador

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Panama City San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.69
$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1913
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1732
$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.52
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$39
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.7
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11486
$4732

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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

Cities near San Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1254
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1261
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1183
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1231
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$770
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$905
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1476
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1123
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1132
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1130
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1127
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1204
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$790
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$678
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$909
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$860
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$935
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1004
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$854
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$951
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$832
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$681
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$791
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$962
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$756
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$767
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$871
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$960
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$759
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$716
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$619
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$503
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$775
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$788
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$665
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$1014
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1049
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$817
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1008
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$706