Panama City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3556
$6362
🏠 One person rent
$946
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$1545
$2815
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$973
$4246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
42
94
😀 Quality of life
71
95
🏙️ Population
1.54M
664K

The cost of living in Panama City is 40% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 3634th and 649th ($1590 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Panama and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Panama vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 3213th and 20th 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
$9.69
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$6.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1913
$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1732
$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.52
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.4
$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11486
$13092

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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 Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2424
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2365
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2491
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2310
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2389
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2112
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2608
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1865
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2755
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2407
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2247
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3165
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2564
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2354
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2460
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2399
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2185
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1805
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1739
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2111
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1834
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2341
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1829
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$2053
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2353
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1688
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2197
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1476
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799