Cost of living

What it really costs to live there

A full city-level breakdown, rent and property, groceries, utilities, transport, dining, private healthcare and school/university fees, by household size, measured against local salaries.

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Household
Monthly total

$1,242

incl. 1-bed rent of $650

Living costs (ex-rent)

$592

per month

Cost vs local salary

102%

of avg net pay ($1,219/mo)

Monthly costs

  • Groceries$179
  • Utilities (elec/water/heat)$92
  • Transport$36
  • Dining & eating out$123
  • Healthcare (private cover)$73
  • Internet$40
  • Mobile$24
  • Fitness / leisure$25

Accommodation (monthly rent)

  • 1-bed, city centre$650
  • 1-bed, outside centre$468
  • 3-bed, city centre$1,235
  • 3-bed, outside centre$910
  • Buy, price per m² (centre)$136,500

Schools & university (annual)

  • International school, primary$7,840
  • International school, secondary$10,080
  • University tuition (international)$6,720

Family & health

  • Childcare (per child, full-time/mo)$504
  • Private health cover (/mo)$73
  • Cost-of-living index56

Indicative estimates derived from the city cost-of-living index and rent. For orientation only. Available programmatically at /api/cost-of-living?country=latvia&city=J%C5%ABrmala.