Costa del Este

Between roughly $3,215 and $5,721, and which end you land on depends more on the size of the apartment than on which tower you pick. From developer and listing prices we checked in July and August 2026, cheapest per metre first:

Madero, about $3,215 to $3,433 across published plans of 164 to 430 m². Tagua, about $3,246 at its entry price, on units of 345 m² and up. Nogal, $3,911 to $4,000, on 100 to 131 m². Aurum, $4,200 to $4,600, on 83 to 100 m². Selvática, $4,600 to $4,678, on 62 to 115 m², at its pre-launch list. Bioma, $4,648 to $5,238, on 89 to 128 m². Generation Tower, $5,000 to $5,721, on 43 to 65 m².

The pattern is consistent, and it is the useful thing to know before you shortlist: small units carry a per-metre premium, because a kitchen and two bathrooms cost roughly the same whatever the floor area around them. So the cheapest apartment in the district and the cheapest square metre are in different buildings. Generation Tower has the lowest entry price here at $246,000 and the highest rate per square metre of any tower we track. Madero is the reverse.

Figures circulating online of $2,200 to $3,200 per square metre are below every building on that list. Panama publishes no housing price index, so judge a specific unit on closed-sale comparables in its own building rather than on a district average.

Not for swimming. The Bay of Panama has a documented contamination problem, MiAmbiente has taken enforcement action over it, and a ministry-financed water study covered the stretch from Costa del Este to the Amador Causeway. The sanitation programme has no published date by which bathing becomes safe. The bay is a view here, not an amenity.

Families and professionals who want a planned, quiet, well-run district near international schools and corporate offices, and who are content to drive. It is a weaker fit if you want walkable street life, nightlife, beach access, or the lowest entry price in the capital. The district is orderly by design and that orderliness is the product.

Demand from corporate and professional tenants working nearby is steadier than in tourist-driven areas, which is a real structural advantage. We hold no verified yield data for the district and will not publish a figure. Ask an agent for evidence from signed leases in the specific building rather than for asking rents or a headline yield.

The horizontal property regime, which since 14 February 2022 has been Ley 284, replacing Ley 31 de 2010. You own your unit outright with its own finca number plus an undivided share of the common elements, and the reglamento de copropiedad registered at the Registro Público binds you. Read it before you offer; it governs the maintenance fee, short-term letting and what you may do with the unit.