Dublin vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$1560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$3547
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$1558
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$982
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	43
😀 Quality of life	96	71
🏙️ Population	593K	410K

The cost of living in Dublin is 83% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 315th and 3737th ($2858 vs $1560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ireland and Panama, respectively. Check Ireland vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 21st and 3765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Panama City

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	Dublin	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$1306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$2662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$5.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$15637

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723

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