Montevideo vs Panama City: cost of living for digital nomads

Montevideo, Uruguay 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

  • Montevideo is about 6% cheaper than Panama City for a month of nomad living ($1,700 vs $1,800).
  • Rent is the biggest gap: $780 in Montevideo against $850 in Panama City.
  • Montevideo scores higher on safety (8/10 vs 7/10).
  • Montevideo is temperate; Panama City is tropical.

Montevideo wins 6 of the measured lines; Panama City wins 1.

LineMontevideoPanama City
Monthly total (USD)$1,700$1,800
Rent$780$850
Food$450$460
Transport$45$50
Coworking$130$140
Safety (out of 10)8/107/10
Internet (Mbps)100100
Climatetemperatetropical
City sizemetrometro
Settingcoastcoast
Nomad score (out of 10)7/108/10

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.