Los Angeles vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$3547
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$1558
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$982
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	43
😀 Quality of life	94	71
🏙️ Population	3.9M	410K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 115% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 65th and 3737th ($3361 vs $1560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 74th and 3765th 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	$22.6	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$2662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$5.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$7.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$15637

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

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