Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 13.9% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of France, you would:
pay 15.3% less for restaurants
France
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Tallinn
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.97
|
$14.29
€13.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.25
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$2.23
€2.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$1.73
€1.61
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
France
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.72
|
$5.21
€4.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$4.24
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.22
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$3.57
€3.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.37
€0.34
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
France
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.27
|
$7.98
€7.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.66
|
$32.98
€30.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,329.21
|
$26,816.68
€24,879.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.74
|
$10.33
€9.59
|
|
pay 11.1% more for housing
France
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.70
|
$28.58
€26.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€705.68
|
$724.26
€671.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€566.59
|
$533.62
€495.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€125.28
|
$229.02
€212.47
|
|
pay 41.9% less for childcare
France
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€625.53
|
$371.98
€345.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,491.95
|
$6,903.44
€6,404.67
|
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.79
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.72
|
$3.51
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.30
|
$5.66
€5.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.24
|
$57.35
€53.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.41
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
France
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.03
|
$89.77
€83.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.09
|
$40.27
€37.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.41
|
$89.33
€82.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.85
|
$109.92
€101.98
|
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