Panama City vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1560
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3547
$2855
🏠 One person rent
$943
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1558
$1004
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$982
$988
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
22
😀 Quality of life
71
63
🏙️ Population
410K
1.96M

The cost of living in Panama City is 29% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 3737th and 4681st ($1560 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Panama and Mexico, respectively. Check Panama vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 3765th and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Panama City Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.03
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$759
$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1306
$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.5
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2662
$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.92
$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.32
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.4
$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15637
$4593

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1400
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1377
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1371
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$981
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1150
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1150
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$721
329 km or 204 mi David
$925
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$663
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1288
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$547
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$1105
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$708
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1241
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1398
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1335
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$667
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$881
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1303
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$1030
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$950
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$883
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$843
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$821
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$679
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$831
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$678
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1236
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$730
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$929
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$782
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$847
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$655
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$667
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$511
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$953

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1063
18 km or 11 mi National
$3013
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3195
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2932
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3469
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2943
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2988
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2887
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2996
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2922
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3066
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3215
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2931
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3252
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2930
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3274
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$903
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2873
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2681
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2967
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3049
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2715
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2776
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2994
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3057
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3490
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2626
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$3075
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2671
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3585
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$3014
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3037
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2742
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3450
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2539
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2751
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2642