Panama City vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Santa Cruz de la Sierra
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1583
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3567
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$976
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$1633
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$936
$404
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
42
29
😀 Quality of life
69
56
🏙️ Population
410K
3.15M

The cost of living in Panama City is 91% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 3744th and 6648th ($1583 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Panama and Bolivia, respectively. Check Panama vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 4400th and 6322nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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Panama City Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$4.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1062
$407
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1911
$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1347
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.4
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
6.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3048
$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$1424
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.04
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.3
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13402
$4864

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1425
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1403
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1395
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$977
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1179
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1153
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1154
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$764
329 km or 204 mi David
$922
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$703
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1332
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$572
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$1155
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$757
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1290
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1454
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1378
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$707
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$915
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1323
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$1071
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$992
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$950
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$909
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$825
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$738
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$874
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$717
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1273
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$789
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$971
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$825
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$887
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$709
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$719
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$537
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$957

Cities near Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Distance City Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi Sucre
$626
304 km or 189 mi Sacaba
$590
317 km or 197 mi Cochabamba
$601
335 km or 208 mi Potosi
$508
376 km or 233 mi Trinidad
$775
415 km or 258 mi Oruro
$610
446 km or 277 mi Tarija
$556
528 km or 328 mi Tartagal
$746
545 km or 339 mi La Paz
$675
550 km or 342 mi El Alto
$665
601 km or 373 mi Corumba
$667
606 km or 377 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$731
617 km or 384 mi Caceres
$728
650 km or 404 mi Vilhena
$572
688 km or 428 mi Libertador General San Martin
$701
691 km or 430 mi Rolim de Moura
$624
737 km or 458 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$693
744 km or 462 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$564
747 km or 464 mi Tacna
$461
757 km or 470 mi Arica
$727
758 km or 471 mi Puno
$571
772 km or 480 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$816
779 km or 484 mi Iquique
$1010
779 km or 484 mi Ji-Parana
$636
781 km or 485 mi Juliaca
$605
789 km or 490 mi Varzea Grande
$796
792 km or 492 mi Calama
$738
795 km or 494 mi Cuiaba
$846
811 km or 504 mi Salta
$832
863 km or 536 mi Puerto Maldonado
$630
865 km or 537 mi Concepcion
$652
876 km or 544 mi Ariquemes
$649
900 km or 559 mi Arequipa
$652
921 km or 573 mi Rondonopolis
$616
941 km or 585 mi Ponta Pora
$654
944 km or 587 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$629
949 km or 589 mi Campo Grande
$672
992 km or 616 mi Antofagasta
$1103
1001 km or 622 mi Rio Branco
$812
1005 km or 625 mi Dourados
$670