Panama City vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Panama City	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1590	$1902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3556	$4633
🏠 One person rent	$946	$1088
🏘️ Family rent	$1545	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$100	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$973	$3439
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	52
😀 Quality of life	71	85
🏙️ Population	1.54M	413K

The cost of living in Panama City is 16% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 3634th and 2365th ($1590 vs $1902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1773rd 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 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 1.8 months in Tulsa. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Tulsa ranked 136th in the United States, while ranked 3213th and 417th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Tulsa

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	Panama City	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.69	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.4	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$4.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1068	$1116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$747	$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1913	$1978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1223	$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.4	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3111	$1834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1732	$1661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.5	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.11	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.95	$9.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.92	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.52	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$98.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$73.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.7	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$505	$1173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11486	$25390

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1902
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1853
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1515
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1830
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1449
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2042
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1702
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1942
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2089
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1952
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2165
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$2055
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2054
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1777
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1788
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1824
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1605
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2008
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2085
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1809
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1871
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1924
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1859
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1896
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1707
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1750
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1357
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1843
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1537
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1273
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1429
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2188