Panama City vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Panama City	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1384	$1581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3435	$3529
🏠 One person rent	$751	$918
🏘️ Family rent	$1474	$1437
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.4	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$2033
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	75
😀 Quality of life	66	83
🏙️ Population	881K	808K

The cost of living in Panama City is 12% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 4139th and 3323rd ($1384 vs $1581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in Panama and Spain, respectively. Check Panama vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Panama City compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Valencia, Spain ranked 5th in Spain, while ranked 3919th and 416th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Valencia, Spain

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	Panama City	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.2	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$3.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$1013
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$577	$745
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$1663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1198	$1173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.12%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$3330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$2166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$7.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$6.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.89	$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$9.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.1	$68.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$9693

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1274
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1325
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1244
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1238
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1092
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1317
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1325
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1468
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1491
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1282
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1359
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1266
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1261
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1360
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1391
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1192
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1258
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1037
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1162
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2685
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1084
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1192
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1287
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1260
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1136
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1219
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1308
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1240
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1309
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1567
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511