Panama City vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1583
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3567
$2964
🏠 One person rent
$976
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$1633
$988
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$936
$970
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
42
47
😀 Quality of life
69
63
🏙️ Population
410K
1.26M

The cost of living in Panama City is 24% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 3744th and 4609th ($1583 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Panama and Mexico, respectively. Check Panama vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 4400th and 5628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Zapopan

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Panama City Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1062
$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1911
$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1347
$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.4
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3048
$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.04
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.3
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13402
$6389

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Guadalajara
$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi Tlaquepaque
$784
99 km or 61 mi La Barca
$990
113 km or 70 mi Ciudad Guzman
$925
142 km or 88 mi Zamora
$983
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$1157
163 km or 101 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$910
167 km or 104 mi Lagos de Moreno
$1007
168 km or 104 mi Colima
$806
172 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$999
179 km or 111 mi Tepic
$746
183 km or 114 mi Leon
$885
192 km or 119 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1417
195 km or 121 mi Zacapu
$1023
200 km or 124 mi Uruapan
$899
206 km or 128 mi Silao
$914
208 km or 129 mi Tecoman
$920
209 km or 130 mi Manzanillo
$956
212 km or 131 mi Apatzingan
$946
213 km or 132 mi Irapuato
$910
214 km or 133 mi Sayulita
$1202
224 km or 139 mi Guanajuato
$817
229 km or 142 mi Salamanca
$950
243 km or 151 mi Yuriria
$952
243 km or 151 mi Zacatecas
$664
254 km or 158 mi Cortazar
$894
256 km or 159 mi Morelia
$926
269 km or 167 mi Celaya
$803
276 km or 172 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
278 km or 173 mi Fresnillo
$866
296 km or 184 mi San Luis Potosi
$1028
313 km or 194 mi Queretaro
$1241
332 km or 206 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$913
354 km or 220 mi Rioverde
$1044
355 km or 221 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
370 km or 230 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
389 km or 242 mi Durango
$747
394 km or 245 mi Zihuatanejo
$914
419 km or 260 mi Mazatlan
$1102
422 km or 262 mi Toluca
$986