New Orleans vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New Orleans	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$1316
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$3171
🏠 One person rent	$1222	$709
🏘️ Family rent	$2206	$1291
🍽️ Food expenses	$640	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.5	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3605	$901
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	86	42
😀 Quality of life	87	67
🏙️ Population	384K	881K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 61% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1525th and 4138th ($2113 vs $1316) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1352nd 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 49th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 216th and 3926th 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	$18.2	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.1	$51.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1463	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2642	$1703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2567	$2399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2150	$1457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.8	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$9.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.33	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$3.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10224	$9581

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2054
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1975
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1801
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1887
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1864
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1539
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$1967
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2039
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2040
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1726
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1784
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2043
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1930
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1791
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1921
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1740
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1634
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1938
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1992
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1739
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1741
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2242
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1944
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2023
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1767
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2057
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2044
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2079
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2058
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1941
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1975
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2027
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1649
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1764
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1791
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1694
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$2030

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1189
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1171
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1182
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$917
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1157
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$940
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$980
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$961
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$624
329 km or 204 mi	David	$789
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$633
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1147
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$573
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$536
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$877
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$649
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1009
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1169
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1040
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$778
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1163
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$867
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$812
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$851
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$780
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1024
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$639
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$661
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$727
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1114
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$705
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$552
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$567
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$551
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$493
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$1220