Living in RIGA: How to Move There, Cost of Living, and Job Options (2020) | Expats Everywhere

[@satishimca]

Thanks for the nice video. This is something in my list, will consider visiting Latvia post pandemic

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

You're welcome. You should! It's really nice. We're a fan of Riga.

[@Raventooth]

Just spent 3 weeks in Riga. Need work! Wow this language is tough. Paldies, great video!

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thanks for sharing, Gregory.

[@oskarsbambalis1766]

Winters there not very cold my self I am comfortable with this

[@hannawoods5838]

Been sooo many times on vacation...lovin it😍😍😍

[@tresorman9406]

Vraiment intéressant ! Merci

[@ZacharyTech7]

I googled this because apparently records say my family comes from Latvia and everyone always tells me i dont look american.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

That's wild, Zachary. Thanks for letting us know how you found the video. Riga is a fantastic place. - Josh & Kalie

[@ZacharyTech7]

@@ExpatsEverywhere Google search videos on Riga Lativa and it was on top of the list for me

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

@@ZacharyTech7 🥳 Thanks for letting us know. Keep us posted if you make it there.

[@starvid1310]

@ZacharyTech7 Just wondering what "looking American" means according to Americans(USA) in the country of natives (Indians) and worldwide emigrants?

[@AlFakherFan]

So charismatic westerners

[@edgarsocarras2650]

Thanks for the video. How about the speaking of Russian?

[@Misss546]

You both are lovely

[@know-itfirst5676]

Thanks a lot

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Most welcome 😊

[@carlitoxb110]

I’ve just heard Latvia has more women than men, I started learning as much as possible about the country 🤩🤩

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

😁

[@mongulkhanaxe6639]

Only among old generations(80 years old +) due to WW2, the ratio of female to male among young people is 1 :1

[@tabockobright1439]

I want to relocate to Latvia. Am a caregiver. What can I do please

[@oskarsbambalis1766]

Monthly pass for public transfer 30 euros

[@nahidsarah8577]

What are children expenses here in Latvia, especially primary school expenses?

[@undineskrastina9787]

There are public daycares and schools, which seems to be the most popular option. However, it can be a very long wait to get a spot in those - so private preschool is also an option. They're fairly affordable, as well. My little sister (4yo) goes to a private preschool and it costs around 400€ a month, I think?

[@viharakossinna3686]

Hello! i'm thinking about moving to Latvia for university, even though i will learn in English i don't know the Latvian language would that be an issue when finding jobs?

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Hi, we also saw your message on IG and have replied there. Thanks for the comment. 😁

[@420BLUNTLEY]

@@ExpatsEverywhere why wouldn’t you say it here so we all could read

[@Freddysaint]

@@420BLUNTLEY If u have some sort of profession its easy to find job but in general a lot of people work in online casinos

[@ryano1267]

Are there big opportunities for programmers to move to Riga, or Latvia in general (Daugavpils or Liepaja)?

[@ma-pf9lx]

Gnerally right now, doctors/healthcare jobs are in shortage and there is lots of job oppurtuinities for healthcare. But programmers I havent heard, you might wanna look into estonia for programming jobs. They got lots there.

[@user-ro7ol9hd4h]

I’m trying to understand...how can you be able to give advice wherein you are not living there...you were in Quebec, then you’ll moving to Portugal...you are confusing your viewer like me

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

二ーナ別府 😆 This is a part of a series called Review/Preview. This whole year we’ve been doing “Great Expat Cities by the Alphabet”. Our community votes on what city they’d like to see and we source the information and put it into an 8-12 minutes show. We use various resources to put these together. Our company used to be expat business consulting company where we would do this type of thing on a regular basis in a one to one format until about a year ago we pivoted and have gone into media and content creation alone. Does that help clarify things? Josh and Kalie are the two that are moving to Portugal but they’re not the only contributors for ExpatsEverywhere. They’re just the main people on camera. Thanks for the comment 🙏

[@muhammadaliismonov7370]

Hello. I am trying to study in Riga How can I connect people who is living there and can give me some feedbacks about living there? Thanks a lot.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Hi, honestly, and this goes for a lot of places these days....Facebook groups. There are expat groups in pretty much every major city an expat would go. Just search "Expats in ___________" or "your nationality" + expats in + _____________. You'll find like minded people that you can network with.

[@preciousyetundetty1130]

New subscribers Please can someone study and working in Latvia...if so How much is salaries per month

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thanks for the sub and letting us know that you're new. We found that you can work up to 20 hours along with your studies and 40 hours during vacation periods. Remember that the minimum wage in Latvia is €430 and the average wage in Riga is about double that but remember that's on 40 hours and not 20.

[@preciousyetundetty1130]

Thanks for your response

[@homeoffice3524]

@@preciousyetundetty1130 And keep it mind 430Euro is minimal per month here. And if you get that you not gonna be able to eat. Its approx 350-400 1 bedroom flat in city centre with bills(and yes outside of city centre its not gonna be cheaper) food is prety much the same price like in every EU country.

[@jonathanclayton3918]

Is there much construction work there? I'm a groundworker in UK

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

There was quite a bit of construction pre-pandemic so we're guess it's either continued or will be revving back up.

[@homeoffice3524]

Hi. Yes we have. But if you are from UK dont forgot we coming to your country for work because of low salary in Riga. You probably get per week what you will gonna get here per month in construction. But you are welcome to try your luck. P.S- dodgy thinks in construction in Latvia is really popular. Never ever accept a job without proper contract. If somethings gonna happen you will stay without your money.Keep that in mind. But we are nice/safe and friendly country.

[@jonathanclayton3918]

@@homeoffice3524 thanks for the reply. I can imagine the wages being lower than here. We are spending about €1600 a month in the UK for all our bills and mortgage. To be honest the reason I don't want to be here is the political correctness here. Everyone has gone soft!

[@homeoffice3524]

@@jonathanclayton3918 I know what you mean. Believe me politicians in Latvia is in the level when you gonna go back and kiss the Queen :D I lived in Maidstone last for years :D No im back but politicians starting to make laws like you can be fired for job if you dont have Covid vaccine. Then they talking(right now) vaccine will gonna be mandatory. We still walking around around in masks. And they raze up a tax already :D But come here first like tourist, check around.You can meet me up for some pint and i will show you around the city.

[@jonathanclayton3918]

@@homeoffice3524 ah thats one of the main reasons I want to leave UK, all this vaccine talk. Something very naughty going on. Especially with all these governments pushing it like this! Hopefully if things have changed after Christmas I'll come over, but I don't think its going to get any better for anyone for a long time. Belarus is the only place left in Europe and I cant see that staying that way for too long either

[@ericdangler8176]

I noticed you didn’t say they speak Russian. I’m American, and I speak Russian. I was hoping maybe I could use it out there. Dang

[@BoltRunner]

Yes nearly 100% speak Russian there but some Latvians won’t speak Russian because of the military operations in Ukraine

[@SagarZalavadia]

First viewers

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Sagar Zalavadia That’s what’s up!! And first commentator! Super star ⭐️ ⭐️

[@nedusamuel4575]

Hi, is there any black in Riga I mean Africans?

[@MultilingualKdog]

I was thinking about doing my internship in Riga Latvia, but is it LGBTQ friendly there? As I'm LGBT myself

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Not sure, we didn’t notice that it wasn’t. 😊 There is a small scene in Riga and that’s about it in Latvia. There are also discrimination protects as well.

[@Asmuk]

Is getting better, but it needs to improve. Some manifestations pro, some new initiatives from a party in the government coalition. One case last year of open violence against an LGBTQ lecturer, which found repercussion and disapproval. Open violence is extremely rare, and the young generation is more welcoming than the soviet born; hardly you would find many issues in a modern company or university environment, although depending on where you would live the people, mostly older, would not be that welcoming. The country needs more exposure and right now in the midst of Pandemic people are displaying their worst, but is worthy to say after all of this is passed, the country should get back to a progressive path with the new coalition ruling Riga, which clearly demonstrates support to broader definitions on family.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

@@Asmuk Thanks for sharing in such detail. We appreciate your input greatly! 🙏

[@homeoffice3524]

Hi. I dont know if you was already here. I guess i need to start with i personal dont care who sleeping with who. But Latvia is definitely not LGBTQ friendly from my point of view. Most of citizens are against it. BUT we are not ANIMALS. We have a pride, we have a LGBTQ people here. We have special pubs for that to. Yong generation is fine with that because its "popular" this days. But what i can say. If you not walking around and screaming you are "different" and you need to be treated different.(I hope you are open minded, like i am and now what i mean) You and any other LGBTQ person will be absolutely fine and safe here. And if you decide to come here wish you a good time.

[@undineskrastina9787]

Hi, I'm LGBTQ myself and have been living in Latvia my whole life. It really depends on the generation and place you're in - if you talk with the older people you'll find many homophobic and transphobic people, but the younger generations (millenials and gen Z) are very accepting. We recently (a month or two ago) made civil unions between two women or two men legal, which seems to be a step forward as well. There has been quite a lot of pushback and some attempts to redefine family in the law, though. So it all just depends on who you meet, though I wouldn't say it's great overall.

[@MultilingualKdog]

I bet Riga is freezing in the Winter

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

We'd imagine so. 🥶

[@silentclown1157]

I live in Riga. Riga is city of contrasts. Summer temperature goes ap to +35C and if there is very cold winter than it drops to the same number but with minus in front of it -35C ! Every season has its pros and cones.

[@MarkBennett007]

The lady’s voice is a bit cutting/ harsh…..just needs a bit of eq. I know I’ll be unpopular saying that I think …..but hey…..with fixed it’ll be better

[@sebrady951]

Why is it always americans that make these videos ffs

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Grit...or sheer population. Not sure. Don't let us distract you though, Riga is a lovely place.