Panama City vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Panama City	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1384	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3435	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$751	$1503
🏘️ Family rent	$1474	$2821
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.4	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$2696
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	42	80
😀 Quality of life	66	90
🏙️ Population	881K	568K

The cost of living in Panama City is 43% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4139th and 890th ($1384 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Panama and Canada, respectively. Check Panama vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Panama City compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 3919th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Surrey

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	Panama City	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.2	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$577	$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1198	$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.12%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.89	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.8	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.1	$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$12698

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Cities near Panama City

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

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2330
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1983
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2650
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2220
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2278
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2185
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2469
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2609
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2576
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2569
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2821
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3091
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2866
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1913
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2784
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2901
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3229
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2908
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2491
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3179
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2743
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2655