Panama City vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Panama City	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1590	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3556	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$946	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$1545	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$100	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$973	$4456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	42	92
😀 Quality of life	71	96
🏙️ Population	1.54M	548K

The cost of living in Panama City is 36% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 3634th and 901st ($1590 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.8 months in The Hague. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 3213th and 10th 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	$9.69	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.4	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1068	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$747	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1913	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1223	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.4	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3111	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1732	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.5	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.11	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.95	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.92	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.52	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.7	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$505	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11486	$12462

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Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1396
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1373
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1361
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$982
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1185
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1147
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1144
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1112
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$797
329 km or 204 mi	David	$909
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$733
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1228
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$586
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1186
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$802
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1361
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1574
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1471
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$727
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$1012
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1362
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1162
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$1041
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$967
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$931
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$872
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$769
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$882
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$737
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1325
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$862
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$973
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$856
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$891
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$749
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$749
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$563
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$1024

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688