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Entertainment: There are many interesting places, where you can take a fun with your friends or to spend romantic date.
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Quality of life: In terms of health care, demography, education, environmental conditions, economic conditions, employment, the standard of living can be assessed as good.
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Female friendly: Despite the fact that women have equal rights with men and the attitude towards them is liberal, in some areas there are still many prohibitions against them. Decisions in the family are usually made by men, the influence of women in the family is very great.
- Internet: There is high-speed Internet.
- Income: Unfortunately, the local population in Riga has very low salaries as low as $1200 a month.
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Nightlife: At the same time, the level of quality of services provided in most of these establishments is significantly high.
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Workspaces: There is an great environment for working and lots of great coworking spots in Riga.
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English: Many locals speak English, but not at an advanced level.
- Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $2400.
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Fits for families: There are not so many places where you can spend a good time with your family and children, but almost all of them provide excellent service.
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Startup friendly: In the past few years, startups in Riga have gained high popularity, increasing the flow of money invested.
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Walkability: The area of Riga is perfect for walking. There are a lot of quality walking paths, sidewalks. Traffic and road conditions are good organized.
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Education: The level of secondary and higher education can be described as very high.
- Safety: In general, the situation is calm, the average level of safety, but in some areas there are exceptions. Please be vigilant.
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Level of happiness: The level of happiness and life satisfaction among the local population is quite average.
- Air quality: In some places, the level of air cleanliness in Riga is assessed as poor or mediocre.
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Freedom of speech: Freedom of speech is spelled out in the constitution. But local authorities are enforcing laws that will somewhat complicate the work of journalists and restrict freedom of speech for all citizens.
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LGBTQ friendly: The attitude towards the LGBT community by the majority of citizens of Riga is fine.
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Friendliness to outsiders: The locals are not super friendly to outsiders, but nevertheless polite.
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Traffic safety: A lot of work has been done in Riga to ensure road safety. That’s why the road accident rate can be considered as low.
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Free WiFi: There is a big number of free Wi-Fi points for public use.
