Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 7.9 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 5.5% more for restaurants
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Nuku'alofa
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Tallinn
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.11
|
$13.54
€12.45
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP22.10
|
$9.21
€8.47
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.37
|
$2.34
€2.15
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.70
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
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pay 12.1% less for groceries
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.45
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.89
|
$5.29
€4.86
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.34
|
$4.66
€4.29
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.06
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.46
|
$3.67
€3.37
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.43
|
$1.07
€0.98
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.34
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.96
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.05
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
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pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.42
|
$7.03
€6.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.49
€29.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP14,075.55
|
$29,240.65
€26,889.21
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP168.40
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
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pay 38.1% less for housing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP301.62
|
$28.32
€26.04
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$729.51
€670.85
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$520.65
€478.78
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP538.18
|
$228.75
€210.35
|
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pay 40.9 times more for childcare
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP261.40
|
$450.86
€414.61
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP201.08
|
$6,560.19
€6,032.64
|
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pay 53.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.04
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.04
|
$3.78
€3.48
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP24.13
|
$5.90
€5.42
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
$56.45
€51.91
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.83
€9.96
|
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pay 7.9 times more for clothing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.05
|
$87.49
€80.46
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP25.13
|
$35.26
€32.42
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
$87.51
€80.48
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP70.38
|
$101.02
€92.90
|
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