Furnished Apartments for Rent in Riga
Riga is the largest city in the Baltics and the most underrated remote work base in Northern Europe. It has the UNESCO-listed medieval core of Vecrīga, the densest collection of Art Nouveau architecture on the continent, and a fibre network that outperforms most of Western Europe, all at roughly half the monthly cost of Stockholm or Helsinki. A furnished apartment in Riga puts you inside a genuine capital city, with a Baltic beach 25 minutes away by train, for what a room costs in Amsterdam.
Why Remote Workers Choose Riga
- Genuinely fast internet. Latvia has around 91% fibre-to-the-premises coverage against an EU average near 56%, and 92% coverage by very high capacity networks against an EU average of 73%. Gigabit fibre from Tet, Balticom or Baltcom is standard in renovated central buildings, not a premium extra.
- Low cost, capital city infrastructure. A comfortable month in a central apartment with regular meals out runs most remote workers roughly €1,600 to €2,300 all in. A leaner month sits closer to €1,200 to €1,500.
- Compact and walkable. Vecrīga, Centrs and the Quiet Centre are a single continuous walking zone. You rarely need transport for daily life, and when you do a monthly pass covers every tram, bus and trolleybus in the city.
- A real rental market, not just holiday lets. Riga has a deep stock of renovated pre-war apartments. Vacancy sits around 4% to 5%, and well-priced renovated units let within 10 to 20 days, so booking a furnished mid-term rental ahead of arrival matters.
- Easy legal entry for long stays. Latvia runs a digital nomad visa for non-EU remote workers employed by or self-employed through a company registered in an OECD country, valid 12 months and renewable once.
Best Neighbourhoods for Furnished Rentals in Riga
Klusais centrs (the Quiet Centre)
Riga's most desirable address and the obvious first choice for remote workers who want calm. Wide leafy streets, embassies, and the Alberta iela Art Nouveau district, all within a 15 minute walk of the city centre without any of the nightlife noise. It is the top of the market: expect roughly €950 to €1,250 a month for a renovated one bedroom, more for a furnished, all inclusive unit.
Centrs and Miera iela
Centrs is the everyday heart of the city, and Miera iela on its northern edge is where Riga's independent side lives: specialty coffee roasters, small breweries, vintage shops and studios. It is the closest thing the city has to a nomad district, and it stays local rather than touristic. Renovated one bedrooms typically run €700 to €1,000 a month.
Vecrīga (Old Town)
The cobbled medieval core, walkable to everything and unbeatable for a first stay when you want to learn the city on foot. It is also the noisiest and most tourist facing part of Riga, and the building stock is old, so check heating, glazing and the internet connection specifically. Furnished apartments here range from about €850 to €1,200 a month.
Āgenskalns and Kalnciema Quarter
Across the Daugava in Pārdaugava, Āgenskalns is the value pick: wooden architecture, a restored covered market, parks, and the Kalnciema Quarter with its Saturday market and cultural programme. A tram ride of 10 to 15 minutes puts you in the centre, and rents run meaningfully below Klusais centrs for comparable space.
Teika, Mežaparks and Skanste
Teika is a quiet, well connected district popular with young professionals and good value for longer stays. Mežaparks is a garden suburb of pine forest and lakeside access, the choice for anyone who wants space and green over walkability. Skanste is the new build business quarter, with modern apartments, lifts and underground parking, at roughly €850 to €1,100 a month. Purvciems, Imanta and Ziepniekkalns sit further out and are cheaper again.
What a Furnished Apartment in Riga Costs
Across the city, studios average around €540 a month, one bedrooms around €720 and two bedrooms around €1,020, working out to roughly €14 per square metre. Those figures describe the local unfurnished long lease market. Furnished, move in ready apartments with utilities, fibre and cleaning bundled into a single monthly price sit above that baseline, and serviced apartment operators in the centre price higher again. The trade off is that a mid-term furnished rental needs no deposit chain, no utility contracts in Latvian, and no furniture purchase for a stay you may only want to run three or six months.
What Is Included in Riga Furnished Apartments
A stay of a month or more asks more of an apartment than a holiday let does. The listings worth booking share a clear set of features:
- Fibre internet, ideally confirmed in the listing rather than assumed
- A dedicated desk and a proper chair, not a kitchen table
- Fully equipped kitchen with hob, oven, fridge and washing machine
- Utilities included or capped, which matters most between October and March when Riga's district heating bills peak
- Double glazing and working heating, worth checking explicitly in pre-war buildings
- Flexible monthly terms with cleaning available on request
Coworking and Cafés in Riga
Riga's coworking scene is small but solid, and cheap by Western European standards. TechHub Riga anchors the startup community, Startup House Riga sits near the Central Market in the Latgale district, and Teikums, Birojnīca and Magnēts in Pārdaugava cover the independent end. Regus runs the corporate option for anyone who needs meeting rooms. Day passes are inexpensive and monthly desks cost a fraction of Berlin or Amsterdam rates. Café working is well established along Miera iela and in Centrs, where specialty coffee shops are used to laptops on weekday mornings.
Cost of Living for Remote Workers in Riga
Riga is one of the best value capital cities in the EU. Groceries for cooking at home run about €300 to €500 a month. A meal at an inexpensive restaurant costs around €10, and a three course dinner for two at a mid-range place sits near €52. Utilities are the line item to watch: they can climb to €150 to €300 a month in winter in an older building, which is exactly why an all inclusive furnished rental is worth the premium during the cold half of the year.
Getting Around Riga
Riga runs trams, trolleybuses and buses under Rīgas Satiksme. A one month ticket covering all routes on all days costs €50, or €40 for weekdays only, with single route options cheaper again. Riga International Airport (RIX) is about 30 to 40 minutes from the centre on bus 22, at €1.50 for a ticket bought in advance. Trains from the central station reach the Jūrmala beach resorts in around 25 to 30 minutes, and the city is flat and increasingly cycle friendly.
Book a Furnished Monthly Rental in Riga
Browse apartments by neighbourhood and stay length, filter for the workspace and internet you need, and book direct without short stay booking fees. Every listing is priced and equipped for month-and-longer living rather than weekend tourism.