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Panama City vs Dothan

$46/mo less in Dothan

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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Panama CityDothanAbout 68 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Dothan costs you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • 225 sunny days

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,172/mo in Dothan. $2,218/mo in Panama City. −$552 a year.

Panama City

$2,218

left each month

Dothan

$2,172

−$46 vs Panama City

Compare

Same paycheck, another city.

Dothan wins 2 of 4Panama City 2 · ties 0
$5,535Take-home · Panama City$4,953
$1,328Rent · Dothan$825
$1,989Other bills · Dothan$1,956
$2,218Left over · Panama City$2,172

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In 2022-2023, 110 households moved Panama City → Dothan (avg AGI $46,109). 73 went the other way. The whole move →

−$46 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthPanama CityDothan
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Panama City, FL and Dothan, AL
Per monthPanama CityDothanDifference
Gross pay$6,875$6,587−$288
Income and payroll tax$1,340$1,634+$294
Take-home pay$5,535$4,953−$582
Rent$1,328$825−$503
Getting around$587$591+$4
Groceries$387$376−$11
Healthcare$435$423−$12
Utilities$242$235−$7
Everything else$338$329−$9
Left over$2,218$2,172−$46

Salary to match Panama City

$80,000

Gross pay in Dothan that leaves the same amount as $82,500 in Panama City.

Tax difference

−$4,553

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 19.5% in Panama City, 24.8% in Dothan.

More about Dothan

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.

Dothan, AL in full

State income tax topping out at 5%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $982 and 225 sunny days; commutes average 24 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Dothan than Panama City?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Dothan leaves about $46 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,328 in Panama City and $825 in Dothan.

Does Dothan have state income tax?

Dothan is in Alabama, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 1.00%.

What changes if you move from Panama City to Dothan?

The paycheck is taxed in Alabama. 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 Panama City and Dothan 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.