Panama City vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3556
$3115
🏠 One person rent
$946
$665
🏘️ Family rent
$1545
$1113
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$973
$975
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
42
47
😀 Quality of life
71
64
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.26M

The cost of living in Panama City is 18% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 3634th and 4430th ($1590 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 0.7 months in Zapopan. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 3213th and 5342nd 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
$9.69
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1913
$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1732
$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.52
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.4
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.7
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11486
$6434

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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
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Guadalajara
$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi Tlaquepaque
$775
99 km or 61 mi La Barca
$993
113 km or 70 mi Ciudad Guzman
$937
142 km or 88 mi Zamora
$984
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$1161
163 km or 101 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$910
167 km or 104 mi Lagos de Moreno
$1008
168 km or 104 mi Colima
$814
172 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$969
179 km or 111 mi Tepic
$760
183 km or 114 mi Leon
$869
192 km or 119 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1420
195 km or 121 mi Zacapu
$1005
200 km or 124 mi Uruapan
$895
206 km or 128 mi Silao
$941
208 km or 129 mi Tecoman
$932
209 km or 130 mi Manzanillo
$959
212 km or 131 mi Apatzingan
$968
213 km or 132 mi Irapuato
$920
214 km or 133 mi Sayulita
$1211
224 km or 139 mi Guanajuato
$874
229 km or 142 mi Salamanca
$962
243 km or 151 mi Yuriria
$961
243 km or 151 mi Zacatecas
$660
254 km or 158 mi Cortazar
$905
256 km or 159 mi Morelia
$935
269 km or 167 mi Celaya
$817
276 km or 172 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
278 km or 173 mi Fresnillo
$864
296 km or 184 mi San Luis Potosi
$1124
313 km or 194 mi Queretaro
$1255
332 km or 206 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$902
354 km or 220 mi Rioverde
$1069
355 km or 221 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
370 km or 230 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
389 km or 242 mi Durango
$764
394 km or 245 mi Zihuatanejo
$909
419 km or 260 mi Mazatlan
$1085
422 km or 262 mi Toluca
$994