Panama City vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Panama City	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1479	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3609	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$846	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$1592	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$440	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$83	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$967	$484
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	42	12
😀 Quality of life	67	46
🏙️ Population	881K	14.7K

The cost of living in Panama City is 46% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 3517th and 5404th ($1479 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Panama and Dominica, respectively. Check Panama vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Panama City compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 3734th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Roseau

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	Panama City	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.5	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.99	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.66	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.4	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2551	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1632	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.98	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.37	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.71	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.22	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.5	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$477	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13616	$3299

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Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1328
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1310
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1304
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$957
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1172
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1116
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1117
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$664
329 km or 204 mi	David	$890
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$645
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1225
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$524
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$760
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$705
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1024
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1324
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1296
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$604
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$839
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1269
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$897
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$741
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$773
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$801
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$649
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$742
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$680
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$837
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$742
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$759
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$605
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$598
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$513
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$932

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166