Baghdad vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baghdad	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$1316
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2122	$3171
🏠 One person rent	$417	$709
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$1291
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$901
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	59	42
😀 Quality of life	51	67
🏙️ Population	6.96M	881K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 32% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 6005th and 4138th ($894 vs $1316) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Panama, respectively. Check Iraq vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 6198th and 3926th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Panama City

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	Baghdad	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$51.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.3	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$1703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.7	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.03%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2553	$2399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$1457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.45	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$7.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$9.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$3.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.1	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2253	$9581

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$751
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$951
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$828
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$658
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$827
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$582
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$667
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$684
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$559
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$569
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$649
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$507
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$637
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$629
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$535
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$594
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$736
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$827
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$532
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$685
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$671
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$864
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$426
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$538
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$555
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$548
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$550
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$465
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$440
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$568
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$577
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$557
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$653
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$502
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$626
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$656
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$436
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$580
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$511

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1189
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1171
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1182
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$917
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1157
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$940
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$980
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$961
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$624
329 km or 204 mi	David	$789
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$633
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1147
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$573
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$536
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$877
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$649
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1009
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1169
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1040
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$778
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1163
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$867
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$812
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$851
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$780
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1024
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$639
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$661
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$727
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1114
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$705
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$552
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$567
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$551
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$493
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$1220