Panama City vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1583
$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3567
$4816
🏠 One person rent
$976
$1184
🏘️ Family rent
$1633
$2040
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$936
$2197
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
42
91
😀 Quality of life
69
91
🏙️ Population
410K
2.75M

The cost of living in Panama City is 24% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 3744th and 1819th ($1583 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Panama and Italy, respectively. Check Panama vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 4400th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Rome

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Panama City Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1062
$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1911
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1347
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.4
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3048
$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.04
$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.3
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13402
$12431

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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

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358