Los Angeles vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$3435
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$751
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1474
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$914
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	42
😀 Quality of life	94	66
🏙️ Population	3.9M	881K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 130% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 72nd and 4139th ($3187 vs $1384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 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 47th and 3919th 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	$21.6	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$577
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$1757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$1198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$76.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$9531

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1249
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1231
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1249
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$953
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1182
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1098
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1091
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1056
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$634
329 km or 204 mi	David	$833
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1201
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$506
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$748
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$661
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$961
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1239
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1246
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$789
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1233
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$873
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$871
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$840
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$789
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$619
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$641
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$979
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$718
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$863
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$562
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$541
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$477
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$898