Panama City vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1583
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3567
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$976
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1633
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$936
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
42
70
😀 Quality of life
69
78
🏙️ Population
410K
7.01M

The cost of living in Panama City is 3% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3744th and 3529th ($1583 vs $1632) 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 4400th and 879th 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
$10.6
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1062
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1911
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1347
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.4
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3048
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.04
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.3
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13402
$9443

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487