Panama City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1316
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3171
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$709
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$426
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$901
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
42
100
😀 Quality of life
67
78
🏙️ Population
881K
24.9M

The cost of living in Panama City is 11% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4138th and 4461st ($1316 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Panama and China, respectively. Check Panama vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Panama City compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 3926th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Shanghai

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Panama City Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.8
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$4.35
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.75
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$836
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1703
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.97%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2399
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.45
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.98
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.43
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.43
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.7
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9581
$28143

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740