Amman vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$384
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
59
😀 Quality of life
73
80
🏙️ Population
4.01M
595K

The cost of living in Amman is 18% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5330th and 4631st ($1032 vs $1254) 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 1.2 months in Riga. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2337th and 657th 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
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391