To commenters - you guys were there or just repost from internet :> ? I was there for some time, during my trip around the world. I don't think is that great for a living. There is huge difference between just visiting place (or enjoying some time there) and living in a place. It also depend on lifestyle you like - if lying on the beach is your thing (is not mine) then of course there are good possibilities for that there (as in many other places around). But for a living - in my private opinion - way too warm and humid, not really great choice of products in supermarkets, unstable political situation (when there were big protests the supply chains were broken very quick, there were empty shelves in supermarkets in just days/weeks) and a bit low quality in general. When it came to Panam City, some part of the city looks like on your photos, but a lot is just mess, trash, etc. (I don't know, maybe that's also not bother you, I just compare to my part of world). And I also think price/quality value in general is not great there. From the positives - comparing to many other places in Central or South America - that place was really safe (although - again, cannot compare it even to Europe) and the people were very nice, so that is very positive always. When it came to Spanish - I don't know Spanish that much and had no problem in communicating there. Again - comparing to many other places around (and south) some part of people speak English at least a bit. I know there is quite large migration there, especially from US, in one or two specific parts of the city.