Arlington vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$3567
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$976
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1633
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$936
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	42
😀 Quality of life	78	69
🏙️ Population	394K	410K

The cost of living in Arlington is 20% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 2397th and 3744th ($1907 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 1st in the United States and Panama, respectively. Check the United States vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 894th and 4400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Panama City

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	Arlington	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$13402

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1425
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1403
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1395
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$977
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1179
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1153
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1154
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$764
329 km or 204 mi	David	$922
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$703
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1332
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$572
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1155
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$757
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1290
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1454
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1378
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$707
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$915
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1323
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1071
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$992
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$950
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$909
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$825
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$738
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$874
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$717
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1273
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$789
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$971
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$825
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$887
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$709
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$719
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$537
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$957