Berlin vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$3567
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$976
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$1633
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$936
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	42
😀 Quality of life	95	69
🏙️ Population	3.78M	410K

The cost of living in Berlin is 45% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1275th and 3744th ($2302 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Panama, respectively. Check Germany vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 35th and 4400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Panama City

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	Berlin	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$13402

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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