Panama City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Panama City	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1316	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3171	$4464
🏠 One person rent	$709	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$1291	$1909
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$78	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$901	$3795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	94
😀 Quality of life	67	93
🏙️ Population	881K	592K

The cost of living in Panama City is 35% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4138th and 1756th ($1316 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 3926th and 54th 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	$11.5	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.8	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.97	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.35	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.75	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1703	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$980	$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.97%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1457	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.63	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.87	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.98	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.43	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.43	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.7	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9581	$12166

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Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1189
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1171
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1182
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$917
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1157
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$940
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$980
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$961
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$624
329 km or 204 mi	David	$789
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$633
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1147
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$573
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$536
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$877
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$649
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1009
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1169
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1040
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$778
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1163
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$867
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$812
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$851
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$780
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1024
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$639
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$661
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$727
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1114
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$705
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$552
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$567
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$551
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$493
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$1220

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413