Cost of living comparison
Finland is 34.6% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Finland instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 30.3% more for restaurants
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Estonia
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.28
|
$13.85
€12.73
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.48
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$2.57
€2.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
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pay 35.5% more for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$3.73
€3.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.63
|
$4.21
€3.87
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.07
|
$5.06
€4.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.15
|
$1.65
€1.52
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.39
|
$0.74
€0.68
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pay 69.5% more for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.49
|
$7.87
€7.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.00
|
$60.62
€55.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,544.60
|
$30,056.21
€27,639.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.63
|
$18.81
€17.30
|
|
pay 19.4% more for housing
|
Estonia
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€22.99
|
$22.06
€20.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€418.14
|
$746.03
€686.03
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€321.70
|
$620.54
€570.64
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€191.25
|
$99.79
€91.77
|
|
pay 29.5% more for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€184.23
|
$310.89
€285.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,707.05
|
$7,564.54
€6,956.22
|
|
pay 55.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.69
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.81
|
$4.25
€3.91
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€41.87
|
$43.05
€39.58
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.03
|
$15.48
€14.23
|
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pay 2.4% more for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€81.32
|
$76.46
€70.31
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.43
|
$32.66
€30.03
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.19
|
$83.52
€76.80
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.15
|
$107.88
€99.20
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