Ottawa vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$1316
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$3171
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$709
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$1291
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$901
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	42
😀 Quality of life	90	67
🏙️ Population	1.02M	881K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 65% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 1355th and 4138th ($2170 vs $1316) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Canada and Panama, respectively. Check Canada vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 117th and 3926th 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	$18.7	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$51.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$1703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$2399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$1457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$3.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$9581

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874

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