Panama City vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Panama City	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1583	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3567	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$976	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$1633	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$936	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	33
😀 Quality of life	69	84
🏙️ Population	410K	543K

The cost of living in Panama City is 18% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 3744th and 2278th ($1583 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1724th in Panama and the United States, respectively. Check Panama vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 4400th and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Tucson

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	Panama City	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1062	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1347	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.4	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3048	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.26	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.04	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.3	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13402	$15659

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Cities near Panama City

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

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190