Los Angeles vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1316
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$3171
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$709
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$1291
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$901
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	42
😀 Quality of life	94	67
🏙️ Population	3.9M	881K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 141% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 72nd and 4138th ($3165 vs $1316) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 34th and 3926th 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	$22.5	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$51.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$1703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$2399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$1457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$8.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$9.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$3.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$9581

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1189
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1171
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1182
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$917
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1157
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$940
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$980
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$961
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$624
329 km or 204 mi	David	$789
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$633
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1147
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$573
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$536
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$877
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$649
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1009
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1169
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1040
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$778
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1163
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$867
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$812
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$851
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$780
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1024
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$639
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$661
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$727
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1114
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$705
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$552
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$567
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$551
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$493
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$1220