Los Angeles vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$3567
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$976
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$1633
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$936
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	42
😀 Quality of life	93	69
🏙️ Population	3.9M	410K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 113% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 72nd and 3744th ($3378 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 55th and 4400th 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	$21.9	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$13402

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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