Panama City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Panama City	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1384	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3435	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$751	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$1474	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.4	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$3835
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	94
😀 Quality of life	66	94
🏙️ Population	881K	664K

The cost of living in Panama City is 38% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4139th and 1336th ($1384 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 3919th and 51st 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	$12.3	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.2	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$577	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1198	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.12%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.89	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.8	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.1	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$10888

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Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1249
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1231
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1249
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$953
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1182
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1098
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1091
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1056
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$634
329 km or 204 mi	David	$833
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1201
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$506
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$748
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$661
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$961
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1239
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1246
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$789
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1233
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$873
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$871
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$840
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$789
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$619
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$641
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$979
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$718
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$863
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$562
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$541
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$477
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$898

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592