Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 94.0% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 38.5% more for restaurants
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St. George's
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Tallinn
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$13.54
€12.45
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.21
€8.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.34
€2.15
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$1.78
€1.64
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pay 19.2% less for groceries
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St. George's
|
Tallinn
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$5.29
€4.86
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$4.66
€4.29
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$3.67
€3.37
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.07
€0.98
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
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pay 13.6% less for transportation
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St. George's
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$7.03
€6.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$32.49
€29.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$29,240.65
€26,889.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
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pay 27.3% more for housing
|
St. George's
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$28.32
€26.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$729.51
€670.85
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$520.65
€478.78
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$228.75
€210.35
|
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pay 5.5 times more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$450.86
€414.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$6,560.19
€6,032.64
|
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pay 89.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.78
€3.48
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.90
€5.42
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$56.45
€51.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
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pay 89.0% more for clothing
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St. George's
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$87.49
€80.46
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$35.26
€32.42
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$87.51
€80.48
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$101.02
€92.90
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