Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 12.4% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Finland, you would:
pay 13.6% less for restaurants
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Finland
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.45
|
$12.54
€11.89
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.90
|
$8.68
€8.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.44
|
$2.03
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
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pay 18.8% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.17
|
$1.10
€1.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.51
|
$5.07
€4.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.05
|
$4.04
€3.83
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$2.47
€2.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.10
|
$3.50
€3.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.62
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$1.24
€1.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.41
€0.39
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.46
€0.44
|
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pay 34.8% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.25
|
$6.86
€6.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.39
|
$22.40
€21.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,158.27
|
$26,622.60
€25,247.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.41
|
$9.20
€8.73
|
|
pay 16.9% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.10
|
$27.99
€26.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€696.56
|
$484.69
€459.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€573.53
|
$364.00
€345.20
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€91.90
|
$208.88
€198.10
|
|
pay 17.2% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€276.37
|
$230.59
€218.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,244.75
|
$7,509.99
€7,122.19
|
|
pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.91
|
$4.19
€3.97
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.99
|
$3.38
€3.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€9.99
|
$5.81
€5.51
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.58
|
$45.35
€43.01
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.79
|
$8.77
€8.31
|
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pay 8.8% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.27
|
$101.44
€96.20
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.57
|
$34.43
€32.66
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€77.85
|
$81.18
€76.99
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€102.96
|
$98.56
€93.47
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