Panama City vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Panama City	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1316	$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3171	$7082
🏠 One person rent	$709	$1895
🏘️ Family rent	$1291	$3327
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$78	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$901	$6506
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	80
😀 Quality of life	67	90
🏙️ Population	881K	737K

The cost of living in Panama City is 56% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4138th and 145th ($1316 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 0.7 months in Panama City compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 3926th and 125th 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	$11.5	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.8	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.97	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$8.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.35	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.75	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1703	$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$980	$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.97%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1457	$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.63	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.87	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.98	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.43	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.43	$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.7	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$177
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9581	$29730

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Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1189
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1171
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1182
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$917
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1157
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$940
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$980
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$961
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$624
329 km or 204 mi	David	$789
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$633
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1147
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$573
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$536
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$877
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$649
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1009
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1169
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1040
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$778
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1163
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$867
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$812
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$851
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$780
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1024
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$639
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$661
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$727
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1114
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$705
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$552
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$567
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$551
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$493
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$1220

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210