Osaka vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Osaka	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$1384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$3435
🏠 One person rent	$514	$751
🏘️ Family rent	$1065	$1474
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2247	$914
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	42
😀 Quality of life	96	66
🏙️ Population	2.75M	881K

The cost of living in Osaka is 12% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 4566th and 4139th ($1212 vs $1384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th 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 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 18th and 3919th 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	$7.05	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$565	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$577
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$1757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$76.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3644	$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2897	$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.6	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.2	$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5653	$9531

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1169
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1065
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1021
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1120
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1067
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1113
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1030
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1034
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1043
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1068
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1016

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1249
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1231
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1249
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$953
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1182
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1098
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1091
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1056
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$634
329 km or 204 mi	David	$833
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1201
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$506
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$748
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$661
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$961
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1239
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1246
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$789
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1233
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$873
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$871
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$840
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$789
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$619
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$641
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$979
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$718
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$863
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$562
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$541
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$477
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$898