New Orleans vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New Orleans	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2177	$1384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$3435
🏠 One person rent	$1252	$751
🏘️ Family rent	$2291	$1474
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.6	$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3968	$914
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	86	42
😀 Quality of life	88	66
🏙️ Population	384K	881K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 57% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1420th and 4139th ($2177 vs $1384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1234th 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 New Orleans compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. New Orleans ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 222nd and 3919th 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	$22.6	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.4	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1455	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$962	$577
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2693	$1757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$1198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$76.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3069	$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2129	$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.21	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.6	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10192	$9531

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2092
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1972
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1711
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1964
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1757
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1530
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2124
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2031
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2011
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1748
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1801
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1678
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1785
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1922
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1898
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1862
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1959
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1898
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1871
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2096
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2254
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1969
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1773
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2088
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2033
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2097
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$1987
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2053
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2004
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1892
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1567
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1783
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1798
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1653
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1985

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1249
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1231
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1249
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$953
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1182
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1098
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1091
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1056
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$634
329 km or 204 mi	David	$833
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1201
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$506
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$748
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$661
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$961
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1239
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1246
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$789
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1233
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$873
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$871
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$840
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$789
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$619
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$641
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$979
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$718
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$863
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$562
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$541
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$477
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$898