Panama City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Panama City	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1479	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3609	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$846	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$1592	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$440	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$83	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$967	$3493
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	94
😀 Quality of life	67	93
🏙️ Population	881K	664K

The cost of living in Panama City is 37% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 3517th and 1038th ($1479 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Panama and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Panama vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Panama City compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 3734th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Rotterdam

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	Panama City	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.5	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.99	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.66	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.4	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2551	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1632	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.98	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.37	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.71	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.22	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.5	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$477	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13616	$10730

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514