
Crestview vs Panama City
$56/mo less in Panama City
CrestviewPanama CityAbout 48 miles apart, close enough to drive.
- Panama City costs you more
- No state income tax
- Rent under 30% of pay
Same paycheck, two cities. $2,231/mo in Panama City. $2,287/mo in Crestview. −$672 a year.
Crestview
$2,287
left each month
Panama City
$2,231
−$56 vs Crestview
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In 2022-2023, 536 households moved Crestview → Panama City (avg AGI $82,910). 358 went the other way. The whole move →
−$56 / mo
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| Per month | Crestview | Panama City | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,167 | $6,893 | −$273 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,426 | $1,345 | −$81 |
| Take-home pay | $5,741 | $5,548 | −$192 |
| Rent | $1,490 | $1,328 | −$162 |
| Getting around | $562 | $587 | +$25 |
| Groceries | $387 | $387 | $0 |
| Healthcare | $435 | $435 | $0 |
| Utilities | $242 | $242 | $0 |
| Everything else | $338 | $338 | $0 |
| Left over | $2,287 | $2,231 | −$56 |
Salary to match Crestview
$83,500
Gross pay in Panama City that leaves the same amount as $86,000 in Crestview.
Tax difference
$0
A year, in state and local income tax. Florida has no wage income tax.
More about Panama City
Crestview, FL in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,774 and 229 sunny days; commutes average 27 minutes.
Panama City, FL in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,581 and 229 sunny days; commutes average 26 minutes.
The other way
Start in Panama City.
Panama City → Crestview →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Panama City than Crestview?
For one adult in a one-bedroom, Panama City leaves about $56 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,490 in Crestview and $1,328 in Panama City.
Does Panama City have state income tax?
Panama City is in Florida, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Crestview to Panama City?
The paycheck is taxed in Florida. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.
Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Crestview and Panama City changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.