Panama City vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1384
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3435
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$751
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1474
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.4
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$914
$727
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
42
24
😀 Quality of life
66
39
🏙️ Population
881K
6.56M

The cost of living in Panama City is 126% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4139th and 7649th ($1384 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 3919th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Shaoyang

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Panama City Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.2
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$4.25
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.9
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$577
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1198
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.7
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.12%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2406
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.89
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.8
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$10066

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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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610