Amman vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$398
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
64
61
😀 Quality of life
71
82
🏙️ Population
4.01M
605K

The cost of living in Amman is 21% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5492nd and 4556th ($1009 vs $1270) 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 0.5 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 3561st and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$5.71
 Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$9.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$16726

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$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383