Osaka vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Osaka	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$1560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2941	$3547
🏠 One person rent	$599	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$1002	$1558
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1959	$982
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	43
😀 Quality of life	96	71
🏙️ Population	2.75M	410K

The cost of living in Osaka is 21% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 4626th and 3737th ($1237 vs $1560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Japan and Panama, respectively. Check Japan vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Osaka compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 34th and 3765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Panama City

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	Osaka	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$695	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$1306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.83%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4071	$2662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2710	$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.59	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.1	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$5.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$7.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.9	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13640	$15637

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1133
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1033
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1081
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1045
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1010
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$992
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1025
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1043
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$997

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