Detroit vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$3547
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$1558
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$982
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	43
😀 Quality of life	88	71
🏙️ Population	639K	410K

The cost of living in Detroit is 37% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1636th and 3737th ($2133 vs $1560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 311th and 3765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Panama City

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	Detroit	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$1306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$2662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$5.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$7.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$15637

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1400
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1377
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1371
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$981
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1188
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1150
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1150
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$721
329 km or 204 mi	David	$925
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$663
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1288
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$547
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1105
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$708
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1241
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1398
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1335
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$667
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$881
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1303
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$950
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$883
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$843
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$821
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$679
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$678
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$929
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$782
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$847
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$655
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$667
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$511
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$953