Panama City vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Panama City	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1583	$1876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3567	$4580
🏠 One person rent	$976	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$1633	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$936	$3336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	52
😀 Quality of life	69	85
🏙️ Population	410K	413K

The cost of living in Panama City is 16% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 3744th and 2537th ($1583 vs $1876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1834th 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 143rd in the United States, while ranked 4400th and 448th 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	$10.6	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1062	$1050
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$1726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1347	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.4	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3048	$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$1682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$5.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.26	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.04	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$99.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$1187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13402	$25512

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Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1425
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1403
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1395
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$977
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1179
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1153
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1154
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$764
329 km or 204 mi	David	$922
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$703
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1332
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$572
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1155
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$757
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1290
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1454
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1378
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$707
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$915
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1323
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1071
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$992
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$950
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$909
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$825
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$738
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$874
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$717
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1273
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$789
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$971
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$825
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$887
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$709
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$719
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$537
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$957

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1894
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1833
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1842
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1536
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1850
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1571
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2034
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1865
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1758
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2090
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1955
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2143
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$2001
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2021
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1744
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1782
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1825
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1557
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2011
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2039
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1838
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1883
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1947
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1860
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1820
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1860
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1654
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1739
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1358
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1853
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1541
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1276
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1421
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2214