Panama City vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Panama City	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1479	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3609	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$846	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$1592	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$440	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$83	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$967	$3900
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	42	92
😀 Quality of life	67	94
🏙️ Population	881K	548K

The cost of living in Panama City is 33% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 3517th and 1356th ($1479 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Panama and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Panama vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Panama City compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 3734th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs The Hague

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	Panama City	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.5	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.99	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.66	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.4	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2551	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1632	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.98	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.37	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.71	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.22	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.5	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$477	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13616	$10346

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Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1328
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1310
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1304
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$957
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1172
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1116
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1117
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$664
329 km or 204 mi	David	$890
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$645
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1225
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$524
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$760
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$705
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1024
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1324
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1296
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$604
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$839
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1269
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$897
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$741
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$773
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$801
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$649
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$742
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$680
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$837
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$742
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$759
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$605
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$598
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$513
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$932

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530