Osaka vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Osaka	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$1316
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2940	$3171
🏠 One person rent	$430	$709
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$1291
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2098	$901
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	42
😀 Quality of life	96	67
🏙️ Population	2.75M	881K

The cost of living in Osaka is 15% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 4674th and 4138th ($1116 vs $1316) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in Japan and Panama, respectively. Check Japan vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Osaka ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 15th and 3926th 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	$6.07	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$51.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.3	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.81%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6018	$2399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3500	$1457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$7.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$8.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.54	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.3	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8601	$9581

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$972
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1105
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$995
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$995
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1075
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1002
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$997
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$957
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$956
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$933
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$957
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$968
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$996
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$933

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1189
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1171
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1182
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$917
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1157
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$940
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$980
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$961
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$624
329 km or 204 mi	David	$789
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$633
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1147
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$573
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$536
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$877
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$649
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1009
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1169
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1040
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$778
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1163
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$867
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$812
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$851
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$780
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1024
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$639
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$661
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$727
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1114
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$705
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$552
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$567
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$551
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$493
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$1220