Panama City vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1316
$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3171
$2927
🏠 One person rent
$709
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$1159
🍽️ Food expenses
$426
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$901
$1017
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
42
49
😀 Quality of life
67
58
🏙️ Population
881K
1.48M

The cost of living in Panama City is 8% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4138th and 4389th ($1316 vs $1217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Panama and Mexico, respectively. Check Panama vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Panama City compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 3926th and 5642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Panama City Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.8
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.36
 Cappuccino
$4.35
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.75
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$836
$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1703
$1657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.97%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2399
$4200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$14.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.45
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.98
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.43
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.43
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.7
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9581
$5586

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$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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Distance City Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Guadalajara
$1035
11 km or 6.9 mi Tlaquepaque
$785
99 km or 61 mi La Barca
$873
113 km or 70 mi Ciudad Guzman
$867
142 km or 88 mi Zamora
$865
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$854
163 km or 101 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$818
167 km or 104 mi Lagos de Moreno
$846
168 km or 104 mi Colima
$672
172 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$818
179 km or 111 mi Tepic
$681
183 km or 114 mi Leon
$812
192 km or 119 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1303
195 km or 121 mi Zacapu
$881
200 km or 124 mi Uruapan
$789
206 km or 128 mi Silao
$912
208 km or 129 mi Tecoman
$774
209 km or 130 mi Manzanillo
$741
212 km or 131 mi Apatzingan
$830
213 km or 132 mi Irapuato
$763
214 km or 133 mi Sayulita
$1094
224 km or 139 mi Guanajuato
$1076
229 km or 142 mi Salamanca
$707
243 km or 151 mi Yuriria
$812
243 km or 151 mi Zacatecas
$630
254 km or 158 mi Cortazar
$774
256 km or 159 mi Morelia
$765
269 km or 167 mi Celaya
$682
276 km or 172 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
278 km or 173 mi Fresnillo
$784
296 km or 184 mi San Luis Potosi
$984
313 km or 194 mi Queretaro
$996
332 km or 206 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$900
354 km or 220 mi Rioverde
$915
355 km or 221 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
370 km or 230 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
389 km or 242 mi Durango
$793
394 km or 245 mi Zihuatanejo
$994
419 km or 260 mi Mazatlan
$1185
422 km or 262 mi Toluca
$781