Is Latvia a good place to live for remote workers?

Latvia scores 82/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 196.4 Mbps, safety 85, healthcare 77, air quality 87; English not scored) — rank 32 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Latvia?

Median fixed broadband is around 196.4 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Latvia?

Single-person essentials run about $1,245/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (2.4× essentials).

Livability · rank 32/167

Is 🇱🇻 Latvia (Riga) a good place to live?

Quality score 82/100 against essentials of $1,245/month.

The five metrics

Internet 79 196.4 Mbps median broadband, 92.7% online

Safety 85 2.5 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 77 UHC service coverage 77/100 (2023)

Air quality 87 PM2.5 10.9 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: strong; World Bank WGI estimate 1.09 · corruption control 0.83 · stability 0.62 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $18.41 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $10.5/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($1,245)	Verdict
$2,000	1.6×	very comfortable
$3,000	2.4×	very comfortable
$5,000	4.0×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Latvia a good place to live for remote workers?: Latvia scores 82/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 196.4 Mbps, safety 85, healthcare 77, air quality 87; English not scored) — rank 32 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Latvia?: Median fixed broadband is around 196.4 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Latvia?: Single-person essentials run about $1,245/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (2.4× essentials).