Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 76.6% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Tallinn
- Groceries
-
pay 20.4% more in Tallinn
- Transportation
-
pay 60.2% more in Tallinn
- Housing
-
pay 2.9 times more in Tallinn
- Childcare
-
pay 41.0% more in Tallinn
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 45.5% more in Tallinn
- Clothing
-
pay 31.9% more in Tallinn
The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing in Tallinn are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Tallinn.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$16.08
€14.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$9.83
€9.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$2.57
€2.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$2.07
€1.90
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$5.64
€5.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.49
€4.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$3.44
€3.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.07
€0.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.33
€1.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.45
€0.41
|
|
pay 60.2% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$6.92
€6.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$32.15
€29.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$29,580.66
€27,199.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$10.07
€9.26
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$29.49
€27.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$743.73
€683.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$530.91
€488.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$240.91
€221.52
|
|
pay 41.0% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$522.95
€480.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$7,258.22
€6,673.92
|
|
pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$5.36
€4.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.89
€5.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$52.89
€48.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$10.72
€9.85
|
|
pay 31.9% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$92.77
€85.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$37.65
€34.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$90.51
€83.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$115.44
€106.14
|
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