Cost of living comparison
Apia is 5.8% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Apia instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 58.4% more for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Apia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.43
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.47
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.98
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 1.9% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Apia
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.64
€5.41
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.30
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
€2.57
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
€3.30
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.86
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.59
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.28
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.43
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Tallinn
|
Apia
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.64
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,580.66
€28,361.14
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.07
€9.66
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Tallinn
|
Apia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.49
€28.28
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.73
€713.07
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$530.91
€509.02
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$240.91
€230.98
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tallinn
|
Apia
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$522.95
€501.39
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,258.22
€6,958.98
|
?? |
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
€3.71
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.65
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.89
€50.71
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
?? | |
pay 24.9% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Apia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.77
€88.94
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.65
€36.09
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
€86.78
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.44
€110.68
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
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