How much does healthcare cost in Latvia in 2026?

State-funded services generally follow social tax through work or another lawful insured basis after you hold residence rights: Apply for a residence permit and Get a personas kods. The National Health Service publishes patient contributions for covered care: €2 for a family-doctor visit under 65 (€1 from age 65), €4 for many specialist visits, and higher fixed amounts for imaging such as CT or MRI. Overnight hospital contributions commonly start from the second day, with a €355 cap per hospital treatment case and a €570 calendar-year cap across patient contributions.

Children under 18 are exempt from many patient contributions. Emergency ambulance scenes have their own rules. Keep payment receipts labelled as patient contributions if you approach the annual release threshold.

Adult dental cover is thin relative to private clinic prices, so cleanings and crowns become out-of-pocket lines. Private clinics sell shorter waits in Riga; they are not the NVD contribution table. People without state eligibility pay full institutional price lists, which dwarf the €2–4 visit fees.

English-speaking reception is commoner in capital private rooms than in every regional practice: English in Latvia. Fold health into the wider month: Monthly budget and How expensive is Latvia. Families also budget childcare separately: Childcare costs.