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Study in Europe · Latvia
STUDY IN LATVIA · BEST FOR BUSINESS, IT, MEDICINE
One of the most affordable places to study in the EU.
Low tuition and living costs, and at many universities the same fees for non-EU students as for EU citizens.
Medicine (RSU)
€11,000–15,000 a year
Other fields
€2,500–5,000 a year
Visa fee
About €60
Visa processing
30–60 days
WHY LATVIA
Equal fees, fast processing and genuinely affordable.
Riga Technical University and Riga Stradiņš University offer the widest range of English programmes. RSU runs one of the longest-established English medical programmes in the Baltics.
WHERE TO STUDY
- Riga The whole experience: walkable, well connected, a third of the population.
WHAT IT COSTS
A small country with seriously international universities.
| Item | Typical cost |
|---|---|
| Tuition, medicine | €11,000–15,000 a year |
| Tuition, other fields | €2,500–5,000 a year |
| Accommodation | €250–450 a month |
| Food and household | €200–300 a month |
| Transport | €15–25 a month |
| Health insurance | €40–70 a month |
All in: Medicine €16,000–21,000 all in. Other fields €7,000–11,000.
THE HONEST PART
A fine place to study, a limited place to build a career.
- Long, dark winters. The most common adjustment difficulty for students from South Asia and the Gulf.
- A small job market. Plan on moving within the EU after graduating.
Latvia suits you if
- You want English-medium medicine without Western fees
- You want a compact, manageable city
- You see Latvia as an EU entry point
Look elsewhere if
- You need the lowest possible cost (Bulgaria, Romania)
- Cold, dark winters would affect you
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