Dublin vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$3567
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$976
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$1633
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$936
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	42
😀 Quality of life	95	69
🏙️ Population	593K	410K

The cost of living in Dublin is 89% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 223rd and 3744th ($2992 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 36th and 4400th 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	$20.5	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$13402

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718

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