Columbus vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$1384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$3435
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$751
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$1474
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$914
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	42
😀 Quality of life	88	66
🏙️ Population	906K	881K

The cost of living in Columbus is 63% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1248th and 4139th ($2252 vs $1384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 1st in the United States and Panama, respectively. Check the United States vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 242nd and 3919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Panama City

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	Columbus	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$577
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$1757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$1198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$76.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$9531

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

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