Dallas vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dallas	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2550	$1384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5986	$3435
🏠 One person rent	$1562	$751
🏘️ Family rent	$2711	$1474
🍽️ Food expenses	$635	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5410	$914
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	42
😀 Quality of life	91	66
🏙️ Population	1.3M	881K

The cost of living in Dallas is 84% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 700th and 4139th ($2550 vs $1384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 113th and 3919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Panama City

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	Dallas	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1643	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$577
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3063	$1757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2267	$1198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$76.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4445	$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2304	$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.5	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.72	$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.91	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.2	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1291	$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$9531

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2159
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2188
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2061
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2282
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2236
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2122
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2085
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2202
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2330
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1869
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2096
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2135
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2103
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2102
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2100
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2153
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2111
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2299
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2189
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2609
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2411
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2602
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2127
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2103
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2105
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2284

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