Panama City vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3556
$4629
🏠 One person rent
$946
$1099
🏘️ Family rent
$1545
$1926
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$525
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$973
$2041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
42
91
😀 Quality of life
71
91
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.75M

The cost of living in Panama City is 19% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 3634th and 2104th ($1590 vs $1972) 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 months in Rome. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 3213th and 134th 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
$9.69
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$6.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1913
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1732
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.52
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.4
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.7
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11486
$14156

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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

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330