⭐️ Total score |
2.88/5 (Rank #84)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍8 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,372 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 21Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 13°C55°F (feels 12°C54°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 66%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
😐 Moderate: 97 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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🤮 Food safety* |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Bad
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💰 Income level* |
Low:
$1,166 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Okay |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Latvia |
🗓️ Average trip length | 4 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 21 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 13°C 55°F + 😊 Comfy (66%) = feels 12°C 54°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 97 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 108 |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | StartupLatvia |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 👍12% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 640,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $13,993 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 39% 👱♀️ 61% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 85% 👱♀️ 15% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Air Baltic |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Baltic |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,372 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,372 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $2,630 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $751 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,179 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,382 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $460 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $55 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $45 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $171 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $13 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0.54 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4.33 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2.17 |
👩🏫 International school | $13,615 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $14 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $3.25 / trip |
✅ Beautiful city
✅ Good for foodies
✅ Reasonable prices
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality today
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Touristy in summer
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
25
-4° freezing |
21
-6° freezing |
34
1° cold |
39
4° cold |
54
12° cool |
70
21° mild |
77
25° warm |
66
19° mild |
54
12° cool |
52
11° cool |
37
3° cold |
25
-4° freezing |
Real |
30
-1°
freezing |
27
-3°
freezing |
39
4°
very cold |
43
6°
very cold |
55
13°
cool |
70
21°
mild |
78
26°
warm |
66
19°
mild |
54
12°
cool |
53
12°
cool |
42
6°
very cold |
31
-1°
freezing |
Humidity |
nice 40% |
nice 38% |
nice 39% |
nice 34% |
nice 38% |
nice 35% |
nice 36% |
nice 41% |
nice 37% |
nice 37% |
nice 41% |
nice 39% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 62mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 49mm |
dry 43mm |
rainy 58mm |
dry 40mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 82mm |
rainy 68mm |
rainy 65mm |
rainy 69mm |
rainy 60mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 57% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 48% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 35% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 46% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 50% |
Remote workers | 564 people | 545 people | 567 people | 533 people | 800 people | 863 people | 1,277 people | 1,035 people | 843 people | 453 people | 400 people | 633 people |
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