Amman vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$386
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$1303
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
64
61
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
4.01M
605K

The cost of living in Amman is 11% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5535th and 4764th ($994 vs $1113) 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 1.2 months in Riga. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3048th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Riga

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Amman Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$13840

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$552
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$608
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$679
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$996
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$877
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$710
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1931
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1811
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220