Panama City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Panama City	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1583	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3567	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$976	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$1633	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$936	$4180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	94
😀 Quality of life	69	95
🏙️ Population	410K	664K

The cost of living in Panama City is 40% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 3744th and 676th ($1583 vs $2637) 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 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 4400th and 24th 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	$10.6	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1062	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1347	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.4	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3048	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.26	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.04	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.3	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13402	$13439

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Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1425
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1403
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1395
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$977
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1179
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1153
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1154
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$764
329 km or 204 mi	David	$922
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$703
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1332
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$572
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1155
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$757
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1290
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1454
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1378
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$707
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$915
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1323
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1071
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$992
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$950
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$909
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$825
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$738
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$874
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$717
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1273
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$789
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$971
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$825
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$887
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$709
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$719
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$537
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$957

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727