Dubai vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dubai | Panama City | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dubai is 69% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1218th and 4138th ($2229 vs $1316) 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 0.7 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 189th and 3926th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Dubai
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8 mi |  Sharjah | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Ajman | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Fujairah | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Al Ain | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 234 km or 146 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Seeb | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Nizwa | |
| 380 km or 236 mi |  Doha | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Muscat | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Al Khor | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Jahrom | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Fasa | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Jiroft | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Sirjan | |
| 485 km or 301 mi |  Manama | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Riffa | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Isa Town | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Bam | |
| 528 km or 328 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 534 km or 332 mi | Chabahar | |
| 537 km or 334 mi | Dammam | |
| 554 km or 345 mi | Shiraz | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Qatif | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 574 km or 357 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 578 km or 359 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Kerman | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Jubail | |
| 601 km or 373 mi | Borazjan | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Kazerun | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Bushehr | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Yasuj | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Zahedan | |
| 743 km or 461 mi | Yazd | |
| 773 km or 481 mi | Behbahan |
Cities near Panama City
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8.1 km or 5 mi |  Balboa | |
| 16 km or 9.9 mi | Tocumen | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Pacora | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | La Chorrera | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Colon | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Penonome | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Chitre | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Santiago de Veraguas | |
| 321 km or 199 mi |  Turbo | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | David | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Monteria | |
| 403 km or 250 mi |  Limon | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Santa Cruz de Lorica | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Sincelejo | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Cartagena | |
| 483 km or 300 mi | Quibdo | |
| 494 km or 307 mi | Cartago | |
| 513 km or 319 mi | San Jose | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Heredia | |
| 521 km or 324 mi | Magangue | |
| 526 km or 327 mi | Bello | |
| 529 km or 329 mi | Alajuela | |
| 530 km or 329 mi | Medellin | |
| 534 km or 332 mi | Envigado | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Soledad | |
| 559 km or 348 mi | Barranquilla | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Puntarenas | |
| 617 km or 383 mi | Cartago | |
| 617 km or 383 mi | Cienaga | |
| 623 km or 387 mi | Manizales | |
| 627 km or 390 mi | Santa Teresa | |
| 627 km or 390 mi | Pereira | |
| 631 km or 392 mi | Santa Marta | |
| 632 km or 393 mi | Buenaventura | |
| 636 km or 395 mi | Minca | |
| 651 km or 404 mi | Salento | |
| 652 km or 405 mi | Armenia | |
| 657 km or 408 mi | Tulua | |
| 658 km or 409 mi | Barrancabermeja | |
| 675 km or 419 mi | Liberia |