Panama City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Panama City	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1560	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3547	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$943	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$1558	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.4	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$982	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	94
😀 Quality of life	71	94
🏙️ Population	410K	664K

The cost of living in Panama City is 40% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 3737th and 689th ($1560 vs $2615) 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 3765th and 67th 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	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.08	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.03	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.69	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1306	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2662	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1618	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.92	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.32	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.3	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$477	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15637	$13809

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Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1400
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1377
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1371
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$981
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1188
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1150
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1150
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$721
329 km or 204 mi	David	$925
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$663
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1288
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$547
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1105
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$708
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1241
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1398
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1335
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$667
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$881
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1303
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$950
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$883
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$843
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$821
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$679
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$678
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$929
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$782
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$847
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$655
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$667
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$511
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$953

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671