Cologne vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$1560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$3547
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$943
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$1558
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$982
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
43
😀 Quality of life
96
71
🏙️ Population
1.09M
410K

The cost of living in Cologne is 26% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 2104th and 3737th ($1968 vs $1560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 23rd and 3765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$2.93
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$1306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$2662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$5.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$15637

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1400
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1377
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1371
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$981
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1150
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1150
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$721
329 km or 204 mi David
$925
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$663
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1288
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$547
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$1105
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$708
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1241
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1398
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1335
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$667
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$881
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1303
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$1030
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$950
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$883
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$843
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$821
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$679
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$831
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$678
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1236
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$730
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$929
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$782
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$847
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$655
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$667
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$511
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$953