Nashville vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$3567
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$976
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$1633
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$936
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	42
😀 Quality of life	89	69
🏙️ Population	689K	410K

The cost of living in Nashville is 56% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 924th and 3744th ($2477 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th 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 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Nashville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 281st and 4400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Panama City

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	Nashville	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$13402

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581

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