Dublin vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$1590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$3556
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$1545
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$973
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	42
😀 Quality of life	94	71
🏙️ Population	593K	1.54M

The cost of living in Dublin is 90% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 214th and 3634th ($3020 vs $1590) 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 1.3 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 42nd and 3213th 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	$19.4	$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$1913
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$1223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$1732
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$11486

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1396
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1373
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1361
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$982
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1185
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1147
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1144
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1112
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$797
329 km or 204 mi	David	$909
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$733
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1228
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$586
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1186
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$802
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1361
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1574
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1471
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$727
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$1012
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1362
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1162
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$1041
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$967
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$931
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$872
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$769
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$882
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$737
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1325
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$862
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$973
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$856
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$891
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$749
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$749
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$563
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$1024