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

$1,015

incl. 1-bed rent of $500

Living costs (ex-rent)

$515

per month

Cost vs local salary

83%

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

Monthly costs

  • Groceries$154
  • Utilities (elec/water/heat)$79
  • Transport$31
  • Dining & eating out$106
  • Healthcare (private cover)$62
  • Internet$38
  • Mobile$23
  • Fitness / leisure$22

Accommodation (monthly rent)

  • 1-bed, city centre$500
  • 1-bed, outside centre$360
  • 3-bed, city centre$950
  • 3-bed, outside centre$700
  • Buy, price per m² (centre)$105,000

Schools & university (annual)

  • International school, primary$6,720
  • International school, secondary$8,640
  • University tuition (international)$5,760

Family & health

  • Childcare (per child, full-time/mo)$432
  • Private health cover (/mo)$62
  • Cost-of-living index48

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=Liep%C4%81ja.