Cost of living comparison

 Avarua, Cook Islands
compared to
 Tallinn, Estonia
Tallinn vs. Avarua Cost of Living Summary

Tallinn is 58.9% more expensive than Avarua.

Restaurants
pay 11.0% more in Tallinn
Groceries
pay 40.1% less in Tallinn
Housing
pay 3.6 times more in Tallinn
Entertainment and Sports
pay 13.9% more in Tallinn
Clothing
pay 47.9% more in Tallinn

The cost of housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Tallinn are more expensive than in Avarua. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Tallinn.

Tallinn vs. Avarua Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tallinn instead of Avarua, you would:

pay 11.0% more for restaurants

 
Avarua
Tallinn
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $16.08
€14.14
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.96
NZ$14.97
$9.83
€8.65
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.39
NZ$3.99
$2.57
€2.26

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pay 40.1% less for groceries

 
Avarua
Tallinn
Bread
1 loaf
$3.52
NZ$5.89
$1.30
€1.15
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.97
NZ$9.98
$5.64
€4.96
Milk (1 gallon) $6.78
NZ$11.33
$4.49
€3.94

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Avarua
Tallinn
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $6.92
€6.09
Monthly public transit pass ?? $32.15
€28.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $29,580.66
€26,016.87

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

 
Avarua
Tallinn
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $29.49
€25.94
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $155.28
NZ$259.40
$743.73
€654.13
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $155.28
NZ$259.40
$530.91
€466.94

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Avarua
Tallinn
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $522.95
€459.95
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $7,258.22
€6,383.77

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pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Avarua
Tallinn
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.48
NZ$7.48
$5.36
€4.71
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.58
NZ$5.99
$3.87
€3.41
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $5.89
€5.18

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pay 47.9% more for clothing

 
Avarua
Tallinn
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.89
NZ$111.74
$92.77
€81.59
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $37.65
€33.11
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $90.51
€79.60

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