Ottawa vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$3567
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$976
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1633
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$936
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	42
😀 Quality of life	92	69
🏙️ Population	1.02M	410K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 35% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1668th and 3744th ($2133 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Panama, respectively. Check Canada vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 123rd and 4400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Panama City

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	Ottawa	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$13402

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1425
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1403
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1395
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$977
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1179
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1153
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1154
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$764
329 km or 204 mi	David	$922
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$703
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1332
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$572
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1155
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$757
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1290
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1454
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1378
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$707
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$915
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1323
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1071
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$992
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$950
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$909
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$825
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$738
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$874
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$717
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1273
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$789
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$971
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$825
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$887
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$709
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$719
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$537
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$957