Panama City vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Panama City	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1316	$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3171	$8333
🏠 One person rent	$709	$1991
🏘️ Family rent	$1291	$3524
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$78	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$901	$6558
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	42	81
😀 Quality of life	67	97
🏙️ Population	881K	443K

The cost of living in Panama City is 61% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4138th and 31st ($1316 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Panama and Switzerland, respectively. Check Panama vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Panama City compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 3926th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Zurich

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	Panama City	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.8	$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.97	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.35	$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.75	$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1703	$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$980	$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.97%	2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1457	$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.63	$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.87	$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.98	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.43	$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.43	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.7	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9581	$29266

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Cities near Panama City

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

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2930
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3041
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3178
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3128
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3083
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3444
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2142
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2882
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2431
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2925
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2838
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$2182
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1412
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3296
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1394
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1492
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2820
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1326
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2846