Oslo vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Oslo	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$1316
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4695	$3171
🏠 One person rent	$1222	$709
🏘️ Family rent	$1901	$1291
🍽️ Food expenses	$637	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3568	$901
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	79	42
😀 Quality of life	95	67
🏙️ Population	709K	881K

The cost of living in Oslo is 67% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1293rd and 4138th ($2197 vs $1316) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Norway and Panama, respectively. Check Norway vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 24th and 3926th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Panama City

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	Oslo	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$51.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.39	$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1253	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1005	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2068	$1703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1569	$980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.85%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8838	$2399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6042	$1457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.74	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.12	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.42	$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$8.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.55	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$9.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.51	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$3.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.8	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.6	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8301	$9581

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1805
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2077
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1747
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1626
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1781
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1616
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1835
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1585
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1767
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1569
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1723
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1261
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1637
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1530
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1246
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1575
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1528
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1465
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1203
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1718
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1690
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1276
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1455
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1783
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1250
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$2283
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1912
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2129
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$1991

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