Oklahoma City vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oklahoma City	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1931	$1590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4731	$3556
🏠 One person rent	$1062	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$1747	$1545
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3751	$973
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	42
😀 Quality of life	88	71
🏙️ Population	681K	1.54M

The cost of living in Oklahoma City is 21% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 2243rd and 3634th ($1931 vs $1590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1701st 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 1.9 months in Oklahoma City compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Oklahoma City ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 277th and 3213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oklahoma City vs Panama City

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	Oklahoma City	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.7	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.06	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1018	$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$799	$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$1913
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$1223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2449	$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1707	$1732
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.35	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.66	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.5	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23633	$11486

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Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1952
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1942
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2008
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1871
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1924
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1702
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2085
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1885
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1830
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1809
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1843
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1634
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1449
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1896
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1902
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1902
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1836
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1853
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1537
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1515
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2188
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2210
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1859
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1968
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2205
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2209
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2276
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2397
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$1949
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2220
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2062
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2268
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2155
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2042
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2168

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1396
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1373
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1361
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$982
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1185
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1147
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1144
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1112
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$797
329 km or 204 mi	David	$909
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$733
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1228
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$586
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1186
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$802
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1361
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1574
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1471
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$727
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$1012
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1362
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1162
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$1041
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$967
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$931
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$872
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$769
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$882
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$737
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1325
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$862
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$973
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$856
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$891
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$749
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$749
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$563
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$1024