Columbus vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$3567
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$976
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$1633
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$432
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$936
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
42
😀 Quality of life
92
69
🏙️ Population
906K
410K

The cost of living in Columbus is 34% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1686th and 3744th ($2127 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 0.6 months in Panama City. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 96th and 4400th 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
$18.3
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$2.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$13402

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1425
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1403
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1395
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$977
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1179
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1153
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1154
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$764
329 km or 204 mi David
$922
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$703
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1332
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$572
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$1155
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$757
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1290
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1454
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1378
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$707
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$915
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1323
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$1071
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$992
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$950
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$909
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$825
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$738
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$874
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$717
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1273
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$789
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$971
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$825
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$887
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$709
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$719
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$537
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$957