Panama City vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1316
$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3171
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$709
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$426
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$901
$944
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
42
22
😀 Quality of life
67
57
🏙️ Population
881K
1.96M

The cost of living in Panama City is 11% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4138th and 4480th ($1316 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Panama and Mexico, respectively. Check Panama vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Panama City compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 3926th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Panama City Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.8
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.35
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.75
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$836
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1703
$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.97%
11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2399
$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.45
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.98
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.43
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.43
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.7
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9581
$4103

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1189
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1171
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1182
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$917
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1157
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$940
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$980
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$961
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$624
329 km or 204 mi David
$789
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$633
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1147
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$536
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$877
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$649
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1009
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1169
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1040
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$582
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$778
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1163
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$867
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$812
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$851
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$780
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$1024
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$639
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$661
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$727
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$639
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$705
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$552
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$655
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$567
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$551
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$493
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$1220

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1032
18 km or 11 mi National
$2907
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3051
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3427
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2868
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2910
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2788
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2867
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2784
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2879
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2884
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2722
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3046
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2732
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3094
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$1027
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2709
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2597
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$3070
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3155
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2684
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2803
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2751
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2637
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2879
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2944
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2687
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2684