Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 19.3% cheaper than Canada overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.3% less in Estonia
- Groceries
-
pay 37.9% less in Estonia
- Transportation
-
pay 10.8% less in Estonia
- Housing
-
pay 25.2% less in Estonia
- Childcare
-
pay 53.0% less in Estonia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.9% less in Estonia
- Clothing
-
pay 17.2% more in Estonia
Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Estonia.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Canada, you would:
pay 6.3% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.37
CA$23.21
|
$12.54
€11.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
CA$14.19
|
$8.68
€8.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
CA$2.83
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CA$2.29
|
$1.77
€1.69
|
|
pay 37.9% less for groceries
Canada
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.48
CA$3.52
|
$1.10
€1.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
CA$7.52
|
$5.07
€4.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.04
CA$11.39
|
$4.04
€3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
CA$4.81
|
$2.47
€2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
CA$7.26
|
$3.50
€3.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.54
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.90
|
$0.62
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.26
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
CA$2.47
|
$1.24
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CA$1.64
|
$0.41
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
CA$1.62
|
$0.46
€0.44
|
|
pay 10.8% less for transportation
Canada
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CA$6.16
|
$6.86
€6.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.88
CA$93.41
|
$22.40
€21.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,555.94
CA$34,819.10
|
$26,622.60
€25,375.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.33
CA$23.16
|
$9.20
€8.77
|
|
pay 25.2% less for housing
Canada
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.95
CA$86.43
|
$27.99
€26.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,220.42
CA$1,730.49
|
$484.69
€461.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,114.36
CA$1,580.10
|
$364.00
€346.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.39
CA$163.61
|
$208.88
€199.10
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Canada
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$729.99
CA$1,035.09
|
$230.59
€219.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,017.58
CA$17,040.33
|
$7,509.99
€7,158.17
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
CA$7.37
|
$4.19
€3.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.58
CA$5.08
|
$3.38
€3.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.91
CA$18.31
|
$5.81
€5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.97
CA$60.93
|
$45.35
€43.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.95
CA$15.53
|
$8.77
€8.36
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
Canada
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.89
CA$76.41
|
$101.44
€96.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.01
CA$55.32
|
$34.43
€32.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.94
CA$120.44
|
$81.18
€77.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.12
CA$144.80
|
$98.56
€93.94
|
|
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