Glasgow vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$3435
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$751
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$1474
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$914
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	42
😀 Quality of life	96	66
🏙️ Population	626K	881K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 45% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1833rd and 4139th ($2013 vs $1384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th 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 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 19th and 3919th 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	$20.1	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$577
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$1757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$1198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$76.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$9531

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364

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