Moscow vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Moscow	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1438	$1560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3409	$3547
🏠 One person rent	$864	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$1523	$1558
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$881	$982
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	43
😀 Quality of life	73	71
🏙️ Population	13.3M	410K

The cost of living in Moscow is 8% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 4141st and 3737th ($1438 vs $1560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Panama, respectively. Check Russia vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 2664th and 3765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Panama City

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	Moscow	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.18	$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2170	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$1306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.08	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.47%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9466	$2662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4008	$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.62	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$5.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.4	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.34	$7.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.3	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$688	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15272	$15637

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$914
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$800
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$898
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$831
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$876
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$863
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$671
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$582
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$727
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$837
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$650
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$692
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$615
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$678
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$765
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$660
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$629
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$547
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$570
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$543
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$882
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$544
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$672
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$649
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$707
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$293
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$537
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$485
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$545
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$719
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$537
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$475
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$496
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$718
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$772

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