Jeddah vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$3609
🏠 One person rent	$512	$846
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$967
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	42
😀 Quality of life	76	67
🏙️ Population	4.7M	881K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 22% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 4650th and 3517th ($1146 vs $1479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Panama, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 860th and 3734th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Panama City

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	Jeddah	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$2551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$1632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$13616

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1328
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1310
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1304
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$957
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1172
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1116
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1117
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$664
329 km or 204 mi	David	$890
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$645
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1225
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$524
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$760
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$705
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1024
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1324
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1296
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$604
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$839
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1269
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$897
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$741
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$773
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$801
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$649
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$742
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$680
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$837
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$742
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$759
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$605
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$598
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$513
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$932