Dusseldorf vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dusseldorf	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1861	$1384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$3435
🏠 One person rent	$1029	$751
🏘️ Family rent	$1905	$1474
🍽️ Food expenses	$527	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3480	$914
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	42
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	629K	881K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 34% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 2278th and 4139th ($1861 vs $1384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in Germany and Panama, respectively. Check Germany vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dusseldorf compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 26th and 3919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Panama City

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	Dusseldorf	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.8	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.17	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.23	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$577
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1887	$1757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$1198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$76.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7923	$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6295	$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.77	$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.6	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$657	$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22103	$9531

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1249
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1231
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1249
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$953
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1182
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1098
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1091
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1056
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$634
329 km or 204 mi	David	$833
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1201
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$506
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$748
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$661
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$961
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1239
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1246
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$789
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1233
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$873
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$871
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$840
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$789
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$619
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$641
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$979
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$718
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$863
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$562
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$541
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$477
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$898