Omaha vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Omaha	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2008	$1590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4747	$3556
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$2000	$1545
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.2	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3934	$973
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	74	42
😀 Quality of life	88	71
🏙️ Population	486K	1.54M

The cost of living in Omaha is 26% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1993rd and 3634th ($2008 vs $1590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1551st 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 2 months in Omaha compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Omaha ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 287th and 3213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Panama City

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	Omaha	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1184	$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2189	$1913
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1846	$1732
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.2	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$7.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$921	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21139	$11486

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1950
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1643
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1901
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1740
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1923
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1960
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1972
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1951
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1795
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1900
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1828
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1819
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1848
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1811
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1790
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1908
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1844
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1944
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1680
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1832
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1765
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2220
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1787
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2307
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2158
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2372
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1864
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2499
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2327
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2080
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2349
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2173
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2018

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