Moscow vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$3567
🏠 One person rent	$959	$976
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$1633
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$936
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	42
😀 Quality of life	72	69
🏙️ Population	13.3M	410K

The cost of living in Moscow is 0.1% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 3728th and 3744th ($1585 vs $1583) 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 3206th and 4400th 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	$13.2	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$13402

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791

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