Panama City vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3556
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$946
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$1545
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$973
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
42
70
😀 Quality of life
71
78
🏙️ Population
1.54M
7.01M

The cost of living in Panama City is 2% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3634th and 3485th ($1590 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Panama and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Panama vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3213th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Riyadh

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Panama City Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.69
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1913
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1732
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.52
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11486
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1396
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1373
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1361
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$982
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1185
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1147
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1144
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$797
329 km or 204 mi David
$909
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$733
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1228
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$586
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$1186
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$802
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1361
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1574
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1471
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$727
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$1012
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1362
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$1162
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$1041
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$967
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$931
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$872
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$769
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$882
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$737
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$862
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$973
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$856
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$891
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$749
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$749
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$563
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$1024

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459