Amsterdam vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$3609
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$846
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$967
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	42
😀 Quality of life	95	67
🏙️ Population	921K	881K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 89% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 331st and 3517th ($2791 vs $1479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Panama, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 29th and 3734th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Panama City

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	Amsterdam	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$2551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$7.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$13616

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
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