Omaha vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$1560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$3547
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$1558
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$982
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	76	43
😀 Quality of life	90	71
🏙️ Population	486K	410K

The cost of living in Omaha is 35% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1714th and 3737th ($2106 vs $1560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th 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 Omaha compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 232nd and 3765th 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	$17.9	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$1306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$2662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$5.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$15637

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1963
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1995
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1614
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1856
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1712
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1911
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1873
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1883
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1901
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1889
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1857
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1822
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1827
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1757
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1761
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1875
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1827
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1902
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1647
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1912
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1667
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2237
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1749
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2271
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2110
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2311
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1765
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2390
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2261
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2266
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1943

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