Berlin vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$1384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$3435
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$751
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$1474
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$914
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	42
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	3.76M	881K

The cost of living in Berlin is 52% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1583rd and 4139th ($2104 vs $1384) 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 0.7 months in Panama City. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 23rd and 3919th 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	$14.5	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$577
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$1757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$76.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$9531

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1249
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1231
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1249
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$953
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1182
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1098
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1091
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1056
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$634
329 km or 204 mi	David	$833
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1201
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$506
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$748
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$661
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$961
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1239
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1246
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$789
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1233
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$873
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$871
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$840
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$789
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$619
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$641
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$979
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$718
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$863
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$562
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$541
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$477
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$898