Arlington vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$3556
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$1545
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$973
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	42
😀 Quality of life	78	71
🏙️ Population	394K	1.54M

The cost of living in Arlington is 20% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 2324th and 3634th ($1913 vs $1590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th 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 2 months in Arlington compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 895th and 3213th 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	$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$1913
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$1223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1732
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$11486

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

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