Panama City vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Panama City	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1384	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3435	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$751	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$1474	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.4	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$3950
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	42	93
😀 Quality of life	66	95
🏙️ Population	881K	548K

The cost of living in Panama City is 34% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4139th and 1613th ($1384 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.9 months in The Hague. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 3919th and 35th 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	$12.3	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.2	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$577	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1198	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.12%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.89	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.8	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.1	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$9165

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Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1249
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1231
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1249
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$953
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1182
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1098
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1091
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1056
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$634
329 km or 204 mi	David	$833
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1201
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$506
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$748
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$661
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$961
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1239
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1246
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$789
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1233
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$873
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$871
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$840
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$789
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$619
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$641
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$979
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$718
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$863
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$562
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$541
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$477
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$898

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611