Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 43.9% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 68.8% more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.39
|
$13.54
€12.45
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.54
|
$9.21
€8.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.21
|
$2.34
€2.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.96
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
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pay 6.4% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC27.99
|
$5.29
€4.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.84
|
$4.66
€4.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.61
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC22.98
|
$3.67
€3.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
$1.07
€0.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
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pay 22.1% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.43
|
$7.03
€6.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.47
|
$32.49
€29.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,404.36
|
$29,240.65
€26,889.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.42
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
pay 31.6% more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.27
|
$28.32
€26.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,365.46
|
$729.51
€670.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,555.31
|
$520.65
€478.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC687.35
|
$228.75
€210.35
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,447.34
|
$450.86
€414.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,073.11
|
$6,560.19
€6,032.64
|
|
pay 89.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.53
|
$3.78
€3.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.95
|
$5.90
€5.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.07
|
$56.45
€51.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.69
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC605.47
|
$87.49
€80.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC479.38
|
$35.26
€32.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC867.63
|
$87.51
€80.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC912.57
|
$101.02
€92.90
|
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