Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 12.0% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
Berlin
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Tallinn
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.14
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$9.21
€8.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.85
|
$2.34
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.54
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Tallinn
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.98
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.43
|
$5.29
€4.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.34
|
$4.66
€4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.92
|
$3.67
€3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
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pay 28.6% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Tallinn
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.89
|
$7.03
€6.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.48
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€30,073.23
|
$29,240.65
€27,128.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.62
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
pay 36.5% less for housing
Berlin
|
Tallinn
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.45
|
$28.32
€26.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,291.49
|
$729.51
€676.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€917.30
|
$520.65
€483.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€258.23
|
$228.75
€212.22
|
|
pay 42.6% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€193.98
|
$450.86
€418.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,746.39
|
$6,560.19
€6,086.22
|
|
pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Tallinn
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.54
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.76
|
$3.78
€3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.28
|
$5.90
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.85
|
$56.45
€52.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.37
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
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pay 13.9% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Tallinn
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€82.41
|
$87.49
€81.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€38.29
|
$35.26
€32.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€89.54
|
$87.51
€81.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€134.00
|
$101.02
€93.72
|
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