Omaha vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Omaha	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5023	$3609
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$846
🏘️ Family rent	$2227	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4141	$967
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	75	42
😀 Quality of life	88	67
🏙️ Population	486K	881K

The cost of living in Omaha is 40% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1666th and 3517th ($2068 vs $1479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1477th 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 0.7 months in Panama City. Omaha ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 242nd and 3734th 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	$17.4	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1708	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$2551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$1632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.97	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$7.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.9	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.9	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$917	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24732	$13616

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1328
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1310
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1304
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$957
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1172
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1116
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1117
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$664
329 km or 204 mi	David	$890
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$645
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1225
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$524
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$760
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$705
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1024
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1324
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1296
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$604
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$839
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1269
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$897
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$741
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$773
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$801
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$649
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$742
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$680
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$837
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$742
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$759
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$605
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$598
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$513
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$932