Amsterdam vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$3556
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$1545
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$973
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	42
😀 Quality of life	95	71
🏙️ Population	921K	1.54M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 99% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 138th and 3634th ($3165 vs $1590) 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 0.6 months in Panama City. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 24th and 3213th 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	$22	$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$1913
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$1223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$1732
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$7.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$11486

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Panama City

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