Glasgow vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Glasgow	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5025	$3567
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$976
🏘️ Family rent	$2121	$1633
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$936
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	42
😀 Quality of life	94	69
🏙️ Population	626K	410K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 34% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1712th and 3744th ($2121 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd 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 1.7 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 42nd and 4400th 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	$23	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.57	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$322	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4206	$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.14	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$129	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20961	$13402

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1906
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1645
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1852
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1707
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1862
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1588
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1656
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1490
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1655
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1496
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1954
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2053
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1945
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2265
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1975
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1827
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1784
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1784
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1540
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1964
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1573
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1620
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1873
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1819
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1430

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