Panama City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1384
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3435
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$751
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1474
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.4
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$914
$1905
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
42
100
😀 Quality of life
66
79
🏙️ Population
881K
24.9M

The cost of living in Panama City is 22% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4139th and 4780th ($1384 vs $1136) 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 3919th and 571st 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
$12.3
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.2
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$4.25
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.9
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$577
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1198
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.7
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.12%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2406
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.89
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.8
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.1
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1249
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1231
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1249
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$953
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1182
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1098
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1091
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1056
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$634
329 km or 204 mi David
$833
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$620
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1201
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$506
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$748
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$661
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$961
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1239
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1246
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$582
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$789
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1233
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$873
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$871
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$840
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$789
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$1277
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$619
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$831
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$653
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1310
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$641
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$979
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$718
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$863
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$562
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$541
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$477
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$898

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774