Panama City vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1479
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3609
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$846
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$1592
$742
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$925
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
42
49
😀 Quality of life
67
59
🏙️ Population
881K
1.48M

The cost of living in Panama City is 45% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 3517th and 5351st ($1479 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.9 months in Zapopan. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 3734th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Panama City Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.5
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.99
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.66
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1749
$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.4
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2551
$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1632
$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.94
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.71
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.22
$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.5
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13616
$5821

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1328
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1310
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1304
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$957
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1172
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1116
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1117
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1089
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$664
329 km or 204 mi David
$890
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$645
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1225
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$669
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$524
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$760
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$705
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1024
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1324
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1296
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$604
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$839
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1269
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$906
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$897
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$741
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$773
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$801
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$649
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$742
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$653
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1213
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$680
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$837
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$742
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$759
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$605
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$598
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$513
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$932

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Distance City Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Guadalajara
$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi Tlaquepaque
$660
99 km or 61 mi La Barca
$778
113 km or 70 mi Ciudad Guzman
$780
142 km or 88 mi Zamora
$773
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$906
163 km or 101 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$721
167 km or 104 mi Lagos de Moreno
$831
168 km or 104 mi Colima
$634
172 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$796
179 km or 111 mi Tepic
$587
183 km or 114 mi Leon
$684
192 km or 119 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1162
195 km or 121 mi Zacapu
$804
200 km or 124 mi Uruapan
$673
206 km or 128 mi Silao
$768
208 km or 129 mi Tecoman
$744
209 km or 130 mi Manzanillo
$813
212 km or 131 mi Apatzingan
$753
213 km or 132 mi Irapuato
$667
214 km or 133 mi Sayulita
$977
224 km or 139 mi Guanajuato
$853
229 km or 142 mi Salamanca
$634
243 km or 151 mi Yuriria
$725
243 km or 151 mi Zacatecas
$677
254 km or 158 mi Cortazar
$693
256 km or 159 mi Morelia
$717
269 km or 167 mi Celaya
$638
276 km or 172 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
278 km or 173 mi Fresnillo
$760
296 km or 184 mi San Luis Potosi
$808
313 km or 194 mi Queretaro
$983
332 km or 206 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$781
354 km or 220 mi Rioverde
$846
355 km or 221 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
370 km or 230 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
389 km or 242 mi Durango
$662
394 km or 245 mi Zihuatanejo
$856
419 km or 260 mi Mazatlan
$1214
422 km or 262 mi Toluca
$696