Batumi vs Panama City: cost of living for digital nomads

Batumi, Georgia and Panama City, Panama, line by line from the catalogue: what a month costs, rent, food, coworking, safety and internet. Every figure links back to its source on the city page.

The short version

  • Batumi is about 42% cheaper than Panama City for a month of nomad living ($1,050 vs $1,800).
  • Rent is the biggest gap: $450 in Batumi against $850 in Panama City.
  • Both score 7/10 on safety.
  • Internet is faster in Panama City: 100 Mbps typical against 50 Mbps.
  • Batumi is temperate; Panama City is tropical.

Batumi wins 5 of the measured lines; Panama City wins 2.

LineBatumiPanama City
Monthly total (USD)$1,050$1,800
Rent$450$850
Food$300$460
Transport$35$50
Coworking$90$140
Safety (out of 10)7/107/10
Internet (Mbps)50100
Climatetemperatetropical
City sizemidmetro
Settingcoastcoast
Nomad score (out of 10)7/108/10

Batumi

Georgia's Black Sea resort city — cheap, 1-year visa-free entry, favourable taxes.

Panama City

Panama City, Panama.

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Costs are typical monthly figures for one person in USD, from the sources named on each city page; safety and internet are the catalogue's own ratings. Check the city pages for the dates each was last verified.