New Orleans vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Orleans	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5396	$3609
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$846
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$685	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$82	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3816	$967
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	85	42
😀 Quality of life	87	67
🏙️ Population	384K	881K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 50% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1304th and 3517th ($2222 vs $1479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 New Orleans compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. New Orleans ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 264th and 3734th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Panama City

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	New Orleans	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.3	$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1460	$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2636	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$2551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2090	$1632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.32	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.78	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.29	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.4	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.4	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$7.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1564	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10189	$13616

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1328
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1310
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1304
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$957
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1172
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1116
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1117
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$664
329 km or 204 mi	David	$890
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$645
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1225
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$524
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$760
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$705
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1024
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1324
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1296
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$604
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$839
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1269
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$897
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$741
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$773
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$801
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$649
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$742
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$680
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$837
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$742
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$759
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$605
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$598
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$513
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$932