Amman vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Amman Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$383
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
61
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
4.01M
605K

The cost of living in Amman is 14% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5667th and 4672nd ($1004 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Latvia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3456th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Amman vs Riga infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Amman vs Riga

Prices for goods and services in Amman and Riga are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Amman Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$13962

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Amman

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363