Panama City: the vibe
Videos from people who went, played right here, with what viewers said underneath. Not part of the score.
The verdict
Liked · 66Commenters who live there mostly praise stability, nature, food and cheap-ish rent, but warn about corruption, weak public services and trash; mixed-to-positive overall.
- stability and growing economy
- nature and beaches
- fresh seafood and tropical fruit
- affordable rent compared to expectations
- air hub connectivity
- infrastructure expansion like metro
- corruption
- trash and sanitation
- weak public health and education
- gringo tourist pricing
- limited local-only upper-class benefit
- Panama City is better than common stereotypes suggest
- Costs are manageable if you cook and learn local tricks
- Public services lag behind the city's modern image
- Neighborhood choice matters a lot for daily life
- Colombia may offer more value for the money
Read from 5 videos, 25 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
Panama City Panama Isn't What Nomads Think...
Cole · 5K views · 2026
What viewers said
“Fellow Panama resident. We moved here after 15 years in Thailand. Stability, growing economy, friendly and welcoming people, varied and beautiful nature, endless quiet beaches, fresh seafood, tropical fruit, air hub, list goes on and on. Th”
♥ 5 likes
“Fellow digital nomad living on Avenida Balboa. Love it! Never going back to USA. Keep up the good work.”
♥ 5 likes
“Great video to dispell many of the misconceptions about Panama and latin American countries. In my view Canada and the U.S major cities have been on the decline for many years while many Latin American large cities have been improving by cl”
♥ 5 likes
“Big infrastructure projects going to keep moving the Country forward incl. high-speed rail system that covers the whole Country, continued metro expansion in Panama City, new ports, expanding tourism infrastructure… future is bright here.”
♥ 3 likes
“Panama should have tons of wealth by way of its canals shipping!!”
♥ 2 likes
“The high levels of corruption prevent Panama from reaching its full potential. Life in the country is only good as an expat (your current bubble) or local upper class. Public health system is undignified, education system is terrible by mea”
♥ 2 likes
“Great video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻”
♥ 1 likes
“Colombia you just get way more for your buck”
♥ 3 likes
“The US under Trump and MAGA is a third world country”
♥ 1 likes
“You are living in a box...”
Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-07; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.