Panama City vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Panama City	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1316	$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3171	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$709	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$1291	$1946
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$78	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$901	$3734
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	42	93
😀 Quality of life	67	94
🏙️ Population	881K	548K

The cost of living in Panama City is 30% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4138th and 2098th ($1316 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 2 months in The Hague. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 3926th 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	$11.5	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.8	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.97	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.35	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.75	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1703	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$980	$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.97%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1457	$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.63	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.87	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.98	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.43	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.43	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.7	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9581	$8049

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2205
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2465
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2055
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$1894
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$1939
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2001
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1822
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1647
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$1981
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1833
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1965
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1818
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1501
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1756
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1376
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1650
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1631
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1909
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1539