Panama City vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Panama City	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1384	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3435	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$751	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$1474	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.4	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$3612
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	33
😀 Quality of life	66	80
🏙️ Population	881K	543K

The cost of living in Panama City is 29% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4139th and 2005th ($1384 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1656th 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 0.7 months in Panama City compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 3919th and 528th 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	$12.3	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.2	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$577	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1198	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.12%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.89	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.8	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.1	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$15724

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Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1249
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1231
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1249
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$953
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1182
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1098
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1091
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1056
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$634
329 km or 204 mi	David	$833
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1201
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$506
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$748
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$661
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$961
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1239
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1246
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$789
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1233
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$873
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$871
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$840
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$789
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$619
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$641
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$979
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$718
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$863
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$562
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$541
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$477
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$898

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618