Common information
Cost of living and prices in Latvia
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre333USD/month
- in city centre476USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre570USD/month
- in city centre869USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 11 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 63 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 7 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 3 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 11 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 7 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 2 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 7 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 5 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 2 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 32 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 11 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 25,741 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 25,867 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 43 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 27 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 11 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 84 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 43 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 89 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 123 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 291 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 18 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 476 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 333 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 869 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 570 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,485 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,509 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 1,151 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 4.23 |
List of largest cities in Latvia
Ratings
Main factors in Latvia
- 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
- 3.6
- Free WIFI
- 8.2
Safety in Latvia
Availability of prices in Latvia
Comfort in Latvia
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Latvia
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 29 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Average high, °C | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 10 |
| Average temperature, °C | 12 | 7 | 2 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 6 |
| Average low, °C | 9 | 5 | 1 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
| Record low, °C | -3 | -9 | -17 | -31 | -33 | -33 | -24 | -11 | -4 | -0 | 4 | 2 | -33 |
| Rain, days | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 112 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Fog, days | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 191 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 60 | 53 | 51 | 46 | 31 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 41 | 59 | 66 | 63 | 554 |
| Relative humidity, % | 74 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 73 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 91 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 89 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 70 | 75 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 79 | 71 | 62 | 58 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 72 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Monthly sunshine, часов | 131 | 77 | 31 | 20 | 27 | 52 | 105 | 151 | 217 | 228 | 219 | 192 | 1449 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 8 | 4 | 0 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 32 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 154 | 206 | 164 | 612 |
| Atmosphere pressure, bar | 302 | 302 | 302 | 301 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 303 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 3624 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 11 |