Panama City vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1384
$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3435
$4836
🏠 One person rent
$751
$998
🏘️ Family rent
$1474
$2208
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.4
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$914
$3778
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
42
46
😀 Quality of life
66
81
🏙️ Population
881K
398K

The cost of living in Panama City is 24% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4139th and 2435th ($1384 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1891st 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 2.1 months in Wichita. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 3919th and 488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Panama City Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.2
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$5.04
 Cappuccino
$4.25
$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.9
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$577
$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1198
$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.7
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.12%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2406
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.89
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.8
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.1
$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$16129

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1843
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1727
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1243
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1685
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1500
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1596
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1832
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$2026
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1841
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1755
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1807
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1732
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1577
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1835
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1772
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1854
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1515
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1580
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1835
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1840
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1690
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1899
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1765
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2100
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1864
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1961
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1919
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1953
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1931
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2258
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1874
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2045
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1909
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2308
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2231
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2433
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2316
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$2179
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1802
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2287