Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 23.1% more expensive than Estonia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 21.2% more in Tallinn
- Groceries
-
pay 8.5% more in Tallinn
- Transportation
-
pay 16.2% more in Tallinn
- Housing
-
pay 30.0% more in Tallinn
- Childcare
-
pay 61.7% more in Tallinn
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.6% more in Tallinn
- Clothing
-
pay 7.4% more in Tallinn
The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Tallinn are more expensive than in Estonia.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 21.2% more for restaurants
|
Estonia
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.54
€11.53
|
$16.08
€14.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
€7.98
|
$9.83
€9.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.87
|
$2.57
€2.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.63
|
$2.07
€1.90
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
€4.66
|
$5.64
€5.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.72
|
$4.49
€4.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
€2.27
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
€3.22
|
$3.44
€3.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.07
€0.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$1.33
€1.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.38
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.45
€0.41
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
€6.31
|
$6.92
€6.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.40
€20.60
|
$32.15
€29.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,622.60
€24,479.42
|
$29,580.66
€27,199.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.20
€8.46
|
$10.07
€9.26
|
|
pay 30.0% more for housing
|
Estonia
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.99
€25.74
|
$29.49
€27.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$484.69
€445.68
|
$743.73
€683.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$364.00
€334.70
|
$530.91
€488.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.88
€192.07
|
$240.91
€221.52
|
|
pay 61.7% more for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.59
€212.03
|
$522.95
€480.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,509.99
€6,905.42
|
$7,258.22
€6,673.92
|
|
pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$5.36
€4.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.11
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.81
€5.34
|
$5.89
€5.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.35
€41.70
|
$52.89
€48.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.77
€8.06
|
$10.72
€9.85
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.44
€93.27
|
$92.77
€85.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.43
€31.66
|
$37.65
€34.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.18
€74.65
|
$90.51
€83.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.56
€90.63
|
$115.44
€106.14
|
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