Panama City vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3556
$5691
🏠 One person rent
$946
$1564
🏘️ Family rent
$1545
$2640
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$646
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$973
$3446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
42
78
😀 Quality of life
71
93
🏙️ Population
1.54M
662K

The cost of living in Panama City is 37% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 3634th and 890th ($1590 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Panama and Canada, respectively. Check Panama vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 3213th and 62nd 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
$9.69
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1913
$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1732
$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.52
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.4
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.7
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11486
$21273

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1396
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1373
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1361
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$982
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1185
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1147
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1144
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$797
329 km or 204 mi David
$909
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$733
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1228
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$586
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$1186
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$802
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1361
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1574
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1471
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$727
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$1012
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1362
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$1162
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$1041
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$967
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$931
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$872
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$769
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$882
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$737
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$862
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$973
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$856
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$891
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$749
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$749
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$563
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$1024

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2411
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2295
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2091
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2493
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2100
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1953
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1840
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2523
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1869
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2081
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2098
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2427
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2580
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2690
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1855
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2661
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2727
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2709
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2714
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2736
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2728
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2782
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2124
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2734
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2749
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3012
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2479
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3602
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3183
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3164
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2843
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2884