London vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$1560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$3547
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$1558
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$982
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	99	71
🏙️ Population	8.8M	410K

The cost of living in London is 147% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 8th and 3737th ($3851 vs $1560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 months in London compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 5th and 3765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Panama City

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	London	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$1306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$2662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$5.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$7.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$15637

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1400
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1377
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1371
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$981
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1188
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1150
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1150
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$721
329 km or 204 mi	David	$925
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$663
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1288
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$547
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1105
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$708
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1241
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1398
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1335
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$667
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$881
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1303
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$950
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$883
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$843
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$821
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$679
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$678
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$929
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$782
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$847
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$655
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$667
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$511
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$953