Nomad List| 🏆 Nomad Score™ | 183 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Europe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚩 Country | Latvia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 4 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 19 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛅️ Weather | 🌫 2°C 35°F + 💦 Humid (84%) + 💨 13km/h = Feels like -1°C 30°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 21 µg/m3 equal to 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 34 µg/m3 equal to 🚬 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚕 Best taxi app | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Bite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: EUR 100 | USD 112 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💳 Cashless society | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💻 Best coworking space | StartupLatvia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♻️ Return rate | 13% of visitors return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 640,000 people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👫 Gender ratio | 👨 39% 👱♀️ 61% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Air Baltic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Baltic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $2,108 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,241 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,405 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $687 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $439 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $83 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $1,318 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $62 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (64 listings) | $1,402 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $46 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $10 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0.93 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $3 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $2 |
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✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many nomads have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ LGBT friendly
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very humid now
❌ Not many nomads right now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are pretty bad
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