Glasgow vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$3556
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$1545
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$973
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	42
😀 Quality of life	94	71
🏙️ Population	626K	1.54M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 33% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1708th and 3634th ($2114 vs $1590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Panama, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 39th and 3213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Panama City

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	Glasgow	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$1913
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$1223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$1732
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$7.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$11486

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404

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