Amman vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$392
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
59
😀 Quality of life
73
81
🏙️ Population
4.01M
595K

The cost of living in Amman is 19% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5560th and 4678th ($1013 vs $1248) 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 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2560th and 668th 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
$7.07
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
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$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406