Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 33.2% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 24.9% less for restaurants
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Saint Helier
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Tallinn
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.28
|
$13.54
€12.45
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.83
|
$9.21
€8.47
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.20
|
$2.34
€2.15
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.77
|
$1.78
€1.64
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pay 35.7% less for groceries
|
Saint Helier
|
Tallinn
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.57
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.25
|
$5.29
€4.86
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.81
|
$4.66
€4.29
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.90
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.18
|
$3.67
€3.37
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.51
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.66
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.39
|
$1.07
€0.98
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.11
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.84
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.72
|
$0.50
€0.46
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pay 32.5% less for transportation
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Saint Helier
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.45
|
$7.03
€6.46
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£50.76
|
$32.49
€29.88
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,573.70
|
$29,240.65
€26,889.21
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£31.90
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
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pay 18.6% less for housing
|
Saint Helier
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£49.78
|
$28.32
€26.04
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,439.80
|
$729.51
€670.85
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,305.58
|
$520.65
€478.78
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£83.74
|
$228.75
€210.35
|
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pay 71.2% less for childcare
|
Saint Helier
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,549.62
|
$450.86
€414.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,498.88
|
$6,560.19
€6,032.64
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Helier
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.37
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.68
|
$3.78
€3.48
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.01
|
$5.90
€5.42
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£59.06
|
$56.45
€51.91
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.69
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
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pay 18.1% less for clothing
|
Saint Helier
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£73.21
|
$87.49
€80.46
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£41.97
|
$35.26
€32.42
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£76.87
|
$87.51
€80.48
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£95.17
|
$101.02
€92.90
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