Today we look at moving to Riga in Latvia from Saint Helier in Jersey. We highlight cost of living and other major differences likely to be experienced in our series of short blogs on moving between different international locations.
In Riga people speak Latvian and Russian. In Saint Helier people speak English, French and local forms of French.
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. Saint Helier is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey and is the capital of the Island (although Government House is situated in St. Saviour).
Riga is a major industrial, commercial, cultural and financial centre of the Baltics, and an important seaport. The urban area of the parish of St. Helier makes up most of the largest town in Jersey.
The overall cost of living rank in Riga is 204 out of 300 global locations, which equates it with low cost of living locations. An expatriate moving from Saint Helier to Riga will experience a change in cost of living of -27.9%.
In terms of the hardship people are likely to experience, assessed in global terms, Riga is ranked as an extreme hardship location with a hardship index of 40% compared to Saint Helier with a hardship index of 10% which is a minimal hardship location.
Source: http://www.xpatulator.com as at July 2011.
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Latvia, Riga Cost of Living April 2010
Country Full Name: Republic of Latvia.
Location: Latvia is in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania.
Country Climate: Maritime; wet, moderate winters.
Country Terrain: Low plain.
Major Languages: Latvian, Russian.
Major Religions: Christianity.
Country Population: 2.3 million (2008 est.) 2.3 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Latvia was until the middle of 2008 the fastest growing economy in Europe. It has had high GDP growth since 2000. In 2003, GDP growth was 7.5% and inflation was 2.9%. Unemployment was 8.8% in 2003, almost unchanged compared to the previous two years. Privatization is mostly complete, except for some of the large state-owned utilities. In May 2004, Latvia joined the European Union.
Currency: Latvian Lats (LVL).
Country Inflation: 15.3% (2008 est.) 3.1% (2009 est.).
City: Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
City Economy: Riga is a major industrial, commercial, cultural and financial centre of the Baltics, and an important seaport.
Cost of Living: Riga has an overall cost of living index which equates it with middle cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Riga is currently ranked 147 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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Location: Latvia is in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania.
Country Climate: Maritime; wet, moderate winters.
Country Terrain: Low plain.
Major Languages: Latvian, Russian.
Major Religions: Christianity.
Country Population: 2.3 million (2008 est.) 2.3 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Latvia was until the middle of 2008 the fastest growing economy in Europe. It has had high GDP growth since 2000. In 2003, GDP growth was 7.5% and inflation was 2.9%. Unemployment was 8.8% in 2003, almost unchanged compared to the previous two years. Privatization is mostly complete, except for some of the large state-owned utilities. In May 2004, Latvia joined the European Union.
Currency: Latvian Lats (LVL).
Country Inflation: 15.3% (2008 est.) 3.1% (2009 est.).
City: Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
City Economy: Riga is a major industrial, commercial, cultural and financial centre of the Baltics, and an important seaport.
Cost of Living: Riga has an overall cost of living index which equates it with middle cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Riga is currently ranked 147 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
For more cost of living information on Latvia, Riga
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