Cost Of Living in Panama, NY

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Panama	New York	National
Cost of living	85	117	100
Goods & Services	97	108	100
Groceries	97	102	100
Health care	89	103	100
Housing	50	145	100
Transportation	114	105	100
Utilities	109	100	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Panama is 27% lower than the New York average
The cost of living in Panama is 15% lower than the national average
Panama housing is 50% lower than the national average
New York general sales tax is 22% lower than the national average
New York state income tax is 54% higher than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$55,417	$4,618	$1,293	$1,663
Renters	$28,750	$2,396	$671	$863

New York Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
New York	4%	8.875%

New York Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
New York	4%	10.9%

Goods & Services

Item	Panama	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.02	$24.26	17.5%
Beauty Salon	$45.08	$45.56	1.1%
Toothpaste	$3.63	$3.70	1.9%
Shampoo	$1.42	$1.28	10.7%
Movie	$10.18	$12.13	16.1%
Bowling	$12.76	$18.00	29.1%

Groceries

Item	Panama	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.35	$5.84	8.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.33	$1.57	15.2%
Milk	$4.52	$4.67	3.2%
Potatoes	$5.46	$4.93	10.7%
Pizza	$9.45	$12.09	21.9%
Beer	$8.99	$10.41	13.7%

Health Care

Item	Panama	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$99.22	$125.68	21.1%
Doctor	$124.54	$135.78	8.3%
Dentist	$103.83	$113.29	8.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.32	$10.65	3.1%
Lipitor	$368.67	$468.60	21.3%

Housing

Item	Panama	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$79,500.00	$184,700.00	57.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,318.94	$2,346.69	43.8%
Apartment Rent	$628.00	$949.00	33.8%

Transportation

Item	Panama	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.68	$3.46	6.4%
Tire Balancing	$79.53	$59.92	32.7%

Utilities

Item	Panama	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$218.99	$193.99	12.9%
Phone	$196.00	$192.25	2.0%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Chautauqua, NY	303	101	0.6%
Ripley, NY	838	83	17.2%
Sherman, NY	574	83	16.7%
Sinclairville, NY	624	84	16.4%
Jamestown, NY	29,290	84	16.2%
Panama, NY	409	85	14.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sulphur Springs, IN	409	88	12.4%
Sturgeon Lake, MN	409	97	3.0%
Lewiston Woodville, NC	409	83	16.9%
West Wildwood, NJ	409	118	18.4%
Green Lane, PA	409	103	2.6%
Panama, NY	409	85	14.6%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Panama, NY