Panama City vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1316
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3171
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$709
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$426
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$901
$3016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
42
78
😀 Quality of life
67
93
🏙️ Population
881K
662K

The cost of living in Panama City is 49% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4138th and 587th ($1316 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Panama and Canada, respectively. Check Panama vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Panama City compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 3926th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Vancouver

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Panama City Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.8
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.35
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.75
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$836
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1703
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.97%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2399
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.45
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.98
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.43
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.43
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.7
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9581
$14942

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$1189
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1171
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1182
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$917
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1157
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$940
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$980
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$961
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$624
329 km or 204 mi David
$789
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$633
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1147
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$536
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$877
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$649
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1009
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1169
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1040
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$582
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$778
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1163
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$867
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$812
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$851
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$780
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$1024
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$639
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$661
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$727
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$639
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$705
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$552
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$655
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$567
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$551
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$493
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$1220

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7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758