Panama City vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1583
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3567
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$976
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1633
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$936
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
42
65
😀 Quality of life
69
72
🏙️ Population
410K
12.7M

The cost of living in Panama City is 102% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3744th and 6833rd ($1583 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 4400th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Suzhou

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Panama City Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1062
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1911
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1347
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.4
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3048
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.04
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.3
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13402
$17664

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623