Panama City vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Panama City	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1560	$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3547	$6281
🏠 One person rent	$943	$1609
🏘️ Family rent	$1558	$2681
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$690
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.4	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$982	$5052
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	43	88
😀 Quality of life	71	92
🏙️ Population	410K	653K

The cost of living in Panama City is 42% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 3737th and 587th ($1560 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 516th in Panama and the United States, respectively. Check Panama vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 1.9 months in Portland. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Portland ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 3765th and 139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Portland

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	Panama City	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.08	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.03	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.69	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$1326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$2950
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1306	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2662	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1618	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$3.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$5.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.92	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$7.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.32	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$33.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$477	$1740
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15637	$19200

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Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1400
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1377
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1371
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$981
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1188
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1150
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1150
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$721
329 km or 204 mi	David	$925
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$663
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1288
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$547
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1105
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$708
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1241
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1398
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1335
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$667
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$881
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1303
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$950
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$883
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$843
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$821
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$679
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$678
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$929
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$782
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$847
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$655
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$667
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$511
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$953

Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2406
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2370
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2378
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2404
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2380
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2398
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2346
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2290
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2268
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2360
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2414
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2101
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2237
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2047
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2265
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2749
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2181
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2632
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2551
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2384
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2556
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2473
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2782
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2702
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2461
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2718
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2523
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2295
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1825
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2796
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2641
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2745