Oakland vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oakland	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3254	$1560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7791	$3547
🏠 One person rent	$2034	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$3588	$1558
🍽️ Food expenses	$877	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5482	$982
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	43
😀 Quality of life	95	71
🏙️ Population	441K	410K

The cost of living in Oakland is 109% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 90th and 3737th ($3254 vs $1560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 Oakland compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Oakland ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 45th and 3765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Panama City

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	Oakland	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$124	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1830	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1813	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3353	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$1306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7048	$2662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7022	$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.31	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.51	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$5.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.3	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$7.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.3	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2720	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18326	$15637

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1400
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1377
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1371
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$981
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1188
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1150
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1150
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$721
329 km or 204 mi	David	$925
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$663
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1288
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$547
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1105
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$708
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1241
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1398
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1335
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$667
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$881
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1303
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$950
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$883
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$843
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$821
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$679
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$678
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$929
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$782
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$847
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$655
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$667
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$511
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$953