Panama City vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Panama City	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1583	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3567	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$976	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$1633	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$936	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	80
😀 Quality of life	69	95
🏙️ Population	410K	737K

The cost of living in Panama City is 50% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3744th and 142nd ($1583 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st in Panama and the United States, respectively. Check Panama vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 4400th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Seattle

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	Panama City	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1062	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1347	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.4	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3048	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.26	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.04	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.3	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13402	$28950

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173