Common information
- Country
- Latvia
- Population
- 742 572
Cost of living and prices in Riga
- Shared room
- outside of centre118USD/month
- in city centre187USD/month
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre211USD/month
- in city centre312USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive Restaurant | 1 pers. | 7 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range Restaurant | 2 pers. | 44 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc. | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 liters | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 liters | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 liters | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 liters | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | Portion | 2 USD |
Markets
| Food | Water | 1.5 liters | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf Bread | 500 g. | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc. | 2 USD |
| Food | Milk | 1 liter | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg. | 2 USD |
| Food | Cheese Local | 1 kg. | 6 USD |
| Meat | Chicken Breasts | 1 kg. | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Banana | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 6 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 liters | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 liters | 1 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 4 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly Pass | 1 month | 54 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi Start | Start | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Normal Tariff | 1 km | 0 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 8 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 liter | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc. | 18,502 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club Fee | 1 month | 44 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 21 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 seat | 7 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 Pair | 68 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc. | 37 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 74 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 106 USD |
Accommodation
| Rent Apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 391 USD |
| Rent Apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 264 USD |
| Rent Apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedrooms | 700 USD |
| Rent Apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedrooms | 444 USD |
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 189 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Calls | 1 min. | 0 USD |
| Communication | Unlimited Internet | 1 month | 13 USD |
| Buy Apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,737 USD |
| Buy Apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,072 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 682 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 3.17 |
Ratings
Main factors in Riga
- Leisure quality
- 7
- Quality of life
- 7.5
- Travelers rating
- 8.2
- Travelers rating
- 6.9
- English speaking
- 5.8
- Nightlife
- 6.7
- Coworking spaces
- 6.4
- Traffic
- 5.5
- Free WIFI
- 8.2
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 10
Safety in Riga
Availability of prices in Riga
Comfort in Riga
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Riga
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 29 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 34 |
| Average high, °C | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 10 |
| Average temperature, °C | 12 | 6 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 6 |
| Average low, °C | 8 | 4 | -0 | -4 | -7 | -7 | -4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| Record low, °C | -3 | -9 | -19 | -32 | -34 | -35 | -23 | -11 | -5 | -1 | 4 | 2 | -35 |
| Fog, days | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 302 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 79 | 60 | 57 | 46 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 41 | 43 | 60 | 74 | 73 | 622 |
| Relative humidity, % | 81 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 68 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 80 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 90 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 88 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 69 | 74 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 70 | 61 | 56 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 71 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Monthly sunshine, часов | 153 | 93 | 39 | 22 | 31 | 62 | 127 | 183 | 264 | 288 | 264 | 229 | 1754 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 8 | 4 | 0 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 155 | 217 | 200 | 675 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 11 |