Cologne vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3435
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$751
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1474
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$914
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
42
😀 Quality of life
97
66
🏙️ Population
1.08M
881K

The cost of living in Cologne is 34% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 2308th and 4139th ($1851 vs $1384) 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 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 16th and 3919th 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
$14
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$577
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$76.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$9531

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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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