Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 2.3 times more expensive than Palikir.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Palikir, you would:
pay 36.1% more for restaurants
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Palikir
|
Tallinn
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$16.08
€15.20
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
|
$9.83
€9.30
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$2.57
€2.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.07
€1.95
|
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pay 40.2% more for groceries
|
Palikir
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.20
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
|
$5.64
€5.33
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.79
|
$4.49
€4.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
|
$2.68
€2.53
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$3.44
€3.25
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.62
€0.59
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.50
€0.48
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.45
€0.43
|
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pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Palikir
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.81
|
$6.92
€6.55
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.00
|
$32.15
€30.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$3,995.00
|
$29,580.66
€27,964.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.45
|
$10.07
€9.52
|
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pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Palikir
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$265.00
|
$29.49
€27.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
|
$743.73
€703.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
|
$530.91
€501.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
|
$240.91
€227.75
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Palikir
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.00
|
$522.95
€494.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,685.00
|
$7,258.22
€6,861.61
|
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pay 60.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Palikir
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$5.36
€5.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
|
$3.87
€3.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.00
|
$5.89
€5.57
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
|
$52.89
€50.00
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$10.72
€10.13
|
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pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Palikir
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
|
$92.77
€87.70
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
|
$37.65
€35.59
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$90.51
€85.56
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$115.44
€109.13
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