Cologne vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$3556
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$1545
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$973
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
42
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.54M

The cost of living in Cologne is 22% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 2200th and 3634th ($1941 vs $1590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and Panama, respectively. Check Germany vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 21st and 3213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Panama City

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Cologne Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.93
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$1913
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$1223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$1732
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$7.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$11486

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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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