Panama City vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1479
$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3609
$5527
🏠 One person rent
$846
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$1592
$2615
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$3246
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
42
78
😀 Quality of life
67
92
🏙️ Population
881K
662K

The cost of living in Panama City is 41% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 3517th and 819th ($1479 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Panama and Canada, respectively. Check Panama vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Panama City compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 3734th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Vancouver

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Panama City Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.5
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.99
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.66
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1749
$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.4
$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2551
$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1632
$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.94
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.71
$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.22
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.5
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13616
$17240

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8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$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
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2495
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2317
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2280
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2490
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2021
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1883
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2466
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1761
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2121
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2047
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2093
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2023
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2542
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2527
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2692
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1810
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2598
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2604
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2589
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2637
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2642
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2726
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2785
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2973
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2155
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2625
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2718
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2882
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2462
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3239
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3015
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3273
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2826
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2759