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Tallinn vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Tallinn is 2.2 times more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 4.5 times more in Tallinn
Groceries: pay 11.6% more in Tallinn
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Tallinn
Housing: pay 95.2% more in Tallinn
Childcare: pay 93.4% more in Tallinn
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Tallinn
Clothing: pay 27.6% more in Tallinn

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, childcare, and clothing in Tallinn are more expensive than in Jakarta. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Tallinn.

Tallinn vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.5 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Tallinn
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	$16.08 €15.59	+430.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.41 IDR55,274.41	$9.83 €9.54	+188.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 IDR10,075.01	$2.57 €2.50	+313.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 IDR5,724.80	$2.07 €2.00	+484.8%
Average			+354.4%

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pay 11.6% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Tallinn
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 IDR19,699.94	$1.30 €1.26	+7.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 IDR56,460.70	$5.64 €5.47	+61.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.40 IDR87,501.24	$4.49 €4.35	-17.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 IDR31,619.74	$2.68 €2.60	+37.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 IDR26,290.54	$3.44 €3.33	+111.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 IDR22,382.51	$0.90 €0.87	-34.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 IDR11,997.11	$0.62 €0.60	-16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 IDR17,116.56	$1.07 €1.04	+1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 IDR12,177.91	$1.33 €1.29	+77.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 IDR12,930.12	$0.50 €0.49	-36.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 IDR20,291.98	$0.45 €0.44	-64.1%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Jakarta	Tallinn
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.24 IDR52,431.33	$6.92 €6.72	+114.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	$32.15 €31.18	+152.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	$29,580.66 €28,687.06	+16.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.31 IDR53,621.34	$10.07 €9.77	+204.4%
Average			+121.6%

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pay 95.2% more for housing

	Jakarta	Tallinn
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.49 IDR461,492.14	$29.49 €28.60	+3.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.61 IDR7,283,823.78	$743.73 €721.26	+65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.47 IDR4,235,982.63	$530.91 €514.87	+103.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.94 IDR1,262,593.07	$240.91 €233.64	+209.1%
Average			+95.2%

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pay 93.4% more for childcare

	Jakarta	Tallinn
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.06 IDR2,755,110.65	$522.95 €507.15	+207.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,157.99 IDR148,363,145.29	$7,258.22 €7,038.95	-20.7%
Average			+93.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Tallinn
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	$5.36 €5.20	+140.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 IDR37,591.37	$3.87 €3.76	+66.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 IDR44,426.16	$5.89 €5.72	+115.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.26 IDR473,974.04	$52.89 €51.29	+80.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 IDR51,658.32	$10.72 €10.39	+236.1%
Average			+127.8%

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pay 27.6% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Tallinn
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.54 IDR915,941.79	$92.77 €89.97	+64.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.50 IDR558,849.15	$37.65 €36.51	+9.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.37 IDR1,415,403.66	$90.51 €87.77	+3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.38 IDR1,399,470.98	$115.44 €111.95	+33.6%
Average			+27.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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