Osaka vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Osaka	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1242	$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3092	$3609
🏠 One person rent	$552	$846
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2086	$967
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	42
😀 Quality of life	95	67
🏙️ Population	2.75M	881K

The cost of living in Osaka is 16% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 4366th and 3517th ($1242 vs $1479) 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 1.7 months in Osaka compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 18th and 3734th 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	$6.74	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.37	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$832	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.5	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3491	$2551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2753	$1632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.1	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$7.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.5	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8318	$13616

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008

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