Panama City vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1583
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3567
$3053
🏠 One person rent
$976
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$1633
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$936
$1025
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
42
22
😀 Quality of life
69
62
🏙️ Population
410K
1.96M

The cost of living in Panama City is 22% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 3744th and 4578th ($1583 vs $1295) 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 6th in Mexico, while ranked 4400th and 5712th 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
$10.6
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1062
$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1911
$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1347
$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.4
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3048
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.04
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.3
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13402
$4857

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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
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1141
18 km or 11 mi National
$3053
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3220
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3507
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2963
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$3040
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2948
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$3033
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2995
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3243
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3261
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2995
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3245
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2976
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3251
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$968
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2927
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2676
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2963
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3070
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2758
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2815
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$3030
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2621
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2767
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2554
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2752
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2667