Panama City vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3556
$3034
🏠 One person rent
$946
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$1545
$1048
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$973
$933
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
42
22
😀 Quality of life
71
62
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.96M

The cost of living in Panama City is 25% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 3634th and 4582nd ($1590 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.7 months in Tijuana. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 3213th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Tijuana

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Panama City Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.69
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1913
$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1732
$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.52
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11486
$4868

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1396
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1373
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1361
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$982
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1185
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1147
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1144
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$797
329 km or 204 mi David
$909
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$733
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1228
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$586
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$1186
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$802
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1361
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1574
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1471
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$727
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$1012
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1362
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$1162
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$1041
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$967
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$931
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$872
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$769
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$882
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$737
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$862
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$973
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$856
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$891
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$749
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$749
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$563
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$1024

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1126
18 km or 11 mi National
$3094
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1108
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3269
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3486
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2997
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$3077
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2956
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$3065
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$3012
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3265
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3274
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$3008
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3269
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$3011
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3221
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$967
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2984
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2690
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2994
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3137
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2799
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2850
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$3051
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3075
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3492
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2646
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$3129
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2663
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3520
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2984
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3064
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2768
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3503
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2598
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2801
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2677