Amsterdam vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$3547
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$1558
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$982
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	43
😀 Quality of life	96	71
🏙️ Population	921K	410K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 100% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 143rd and 3737th ($3118 vs $1560) 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 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 31st and 3765th 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	$21.3	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$1306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$2662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$5.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$7.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$15637

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1400
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1377
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1371
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$981
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1188
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1150
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1150
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$721
329 km or 204 mi	David	$925
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$663
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1288
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$547
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1105
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$708
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1241
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1398
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1335
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$667
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$881
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1303
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$950
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$883
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$843
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$821
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$679
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$678
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$929
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$782
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$847
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$655
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$667
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$511
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$953