Cost of Living in Liepāja, 🇱🇻 Latvia - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Nov 6, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 22 $213 $314 $786 $213 $67

Utilities — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 5 7 8 $28 $50 $78 $33 $1

Groceries 10 11 12 13 14 31 32 33 34 $91 $276 $689 $230 $5

Transportation 2 3 $60 $68 $166 $44 $19

Dining Out 15 16 17 $705 $166 $193 $99 $45

Leisure Activities 20 28 $83 $86 $198 $36 $16

Health Insurance 23 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 24 35 $8 $15 $60 — —

Total $1,255 $975 $2,170 $655 $155

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $291.84 $202 – $359 per month

Coworking Space 30 $149.40 per month

Airbnb (1 month) — per month

Coliving Space — per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 17 $2.92 per cup

Beer 15 $4.46 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 16 $10.44 per meal

Fast Food Combo 17 $8.42 per meal

Apples 12 $2.46 per kg

Bread 13 $1.56 per loaf

Milk 10 $0.88 per liter

Rice 31 $2.68 per kg

Chicken Fillets 11 $7.85 per kg

Beef 32 $15.41 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 28 $8.13 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 15 17 18 $48.71 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 14 $0.95 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 $2.24 per trip

Taxi per km 3 $1.09 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 $44.45 per month

Gasoline 4 $2.04 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 3 $7.69 per trip

Scooter Rental 27 $16.84 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 $27.94 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 8 $21.89 per month

Gym Membership 20 $67.35 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 20 $28.06 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $1.68 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 28 $9.16 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 28 $75.20 per pair

Summer Dress $43.91 per dress

Running Shoes 28 $82.60 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 28 $12.50 per visit

Laundry $9.24 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 25 $50.51 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 28 $7.69 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Nov 6, 2026
Last changed: Nov 14, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Jekabpils, Daugavpils, Hanoi, Tallinn, Vilnius

Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1097.63 not set
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 439.05 291.84
- Apples 1.68 2.46
- Beef 14.44 15.41
- Beer 5.2 4.46
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- Bread 1.44 1.56
- Chicken Fillets 8.32 7.85
- Cinema Ticket 9.82 9.16
- Coffee 3.58 2.92
- Coliving Space 635.47 not set
- Coworking Space 167.53 149.4
- Dining Out local 92.43, nomad 693.24, expat 323.51, family 404.39, tourist 57.77 local 99.11, nomad 705.47, expat 166.24, family 192.84, tourist 45.01
- Doctor Visit (GP) 40.44 50.51
- Fast Food Combo 9.82 8.42
- Gasoline 2.06 2.04
- Groceries local 254.19, nomad 138.65, expat 288.85, family 751.01, tourist 11.55 local 229.71, nomad 91.21, expat 275.65, family 689.12, tourist 4.65
- Gym Membership 40.44 67.35
- Haircut 25.42 12.5
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 51.99, family 127.09 local 0, nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 323.51, nomad 866.55, expat 519.93, family 808.78, tourist 98.21 local 213.27, expat 314.29, family 785.72, tourist 67.35
- Internet & Mobile local 28.89, nomad 51.99, expat 40.44, family 69.32, tourist 5.78 local 33.11, nomad 27.94, expat 49.83, family 77.76, tourist 0.84
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 21.37 21.89
- Jeans 86.66 75.2
- Leisure Activities local 57.77, nomad 254.19, expat 161.76, family 288.85, tourist 23.11 local 36.1, nomad 83.24, expat 85.67, family 198.27, tourist 15.89
- Meal (Inexpensive) 12.13 10.44
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.55 48.71
- Milk 1.33 0.88
- Mobile Plan 18.49 27.94
- Monthly Transport Pass 34.66 44.45
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.82 7.69
- Rice 2.14 2.68
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.67 7.69
- Running Shoes 98.21 82.6
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5.78 1.68
- Scooter Rental 13.86 16.84
- Taxi Start 2.89 2.24
- Taxi per km 1.04 1.09
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 25.42 28.06
- Transportation local 34.66, nomad 57.77, expat 69.32, family 173.31, tourist 17.33 local 44.45, nomad 59.83, expat 67.52, family 165.79, tourist 18.75
- Utilities local 184.86, nomad 127.09, expat 219.53, family 323.51, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 23.11, expat 17.33, family 46.22 local 0, nomad 8.42, expat 14.97, family 59.86
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.98 0.95
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.4 8.13
fix pass aligned Meal (Inexpensive) and Dining Out with the published €9.30 Lotte schnitzel meal, corrected Apartment (1 bedroom) exchange-rate rounding, and clarified Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Gym Membership and Doctor Visit (GP) source descriptions (wolt.com).

Liepāja cost of living