Panama City vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Panama City	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1583	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3567	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$976	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$1633	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$936	$835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	42	74
😀 Quality of life	69	70
🏙️ Population	410K	9.07M

The cost of living in Panama City is 175% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 3744th and 8176th ($1583 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 313th in Panama and China, respectively. Check Panama vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 1.5 months in Shenyang. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 4400th and 3872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Shenyang

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	Panama City	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1062	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1347	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.4	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3048	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.26	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.04	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.3	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13402	$25508

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Cities near Panama City

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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523