Los Angeles vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$3556
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1545
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$973
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	42
😀 Quality of life	93	71
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.54M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 115% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 62nd and 3634th ($3420 vs $1590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1st in the United States and Panama, respectively. Check the United States vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 50th and 3213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Panama City

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	Los Angeles	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1913
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1732
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$7.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$11486

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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