Panama City vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3556
$7493
🏠 One person rent
$946
$1996
🏘️ Family rent
$1545
$3450
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$789
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$973
$6618
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
42
80
😀 Quality of life
71
91
🏙️ Population
1.54M
737K

The cost of living in Panama City is 50% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3634th and 126th ($1590 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 3213th and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Seattle

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Panama City Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.69
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1913
$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1732
$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.52
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.4
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.7
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11486
$30033

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098