Dubai vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$3567
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$976
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$1633
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$432
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$936
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
42
😀 Quality of life
90
69
🏙️ Population
3.94M
410K

The cost of living in Dubai is 53% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1039th and 3744th ($2420 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Panama, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 203rd and 4400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Panama City

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Dubai Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.97
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$13402

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Panama City

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