Panama City vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Panama City	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1583	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3567	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$976	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$1633	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$936	$3492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	46
😀 Quality of life	69	85
🏙️ Population	410K	398K

The cost of living in Panama City is 13% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 3744th and 2786th ($1583 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1921st 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 Wichita. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 4400th and 462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Wichita

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	Panama City	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1062	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1347	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.4	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3048	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.26	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.04	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13402	$16041

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328