Cologne vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1316
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$3171
🏠 One person rent
$967
$709
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$901
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
42
😀 Quality of life
96
67
🏙️ Population
1.07M
881K

The cost of living in Cologne is 33% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 2484th and 4138th ($1752 vs $1316) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Germany and Panama, respectively. Check Germany vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 12th and 3926th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$51.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$2399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$8.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$9.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$3.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$9581

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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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