Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 68.2% more expensive than Istanbul.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Istanbul, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Istanbul
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.23
₺199.54
|
$14.29
€13.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
₺182.91
|
$7.70
€7.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
₺34.58
|
$2.23
€2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₺13.27
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 50.6% more for groceries
Istanbul
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
₺19.89
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
₺132.89
|
$5.21
€4.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
₺153.88
|
$4.24
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
₺68.80
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₺72.55
|
$3.57
€3.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
₺15.02
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
₺21.29
|
$0.64
€0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
₺13.71
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
₺18.87
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.93
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
₺12.13
|
$0.37
€0.34
|
|
pay 42.5% more for transportation
Istanbul
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.24
₺135.55
|
$7.98
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.37
₺1,292.03
|
$32.98
€30.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,354.50
₺1,579,704.23
|
$26,816.68
€24,696.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.21
₺134.82
|
$10.33
€9.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Istanbul
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.21
₺358.78
|
$28.58
€26.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.05
₺23,398.93
|
$724.26
€667.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.68
₺14,072.83
|
$533.62
€491.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.15
₺1,861.08
|
$229.02
€210.92
|
|
pay 6.3% less for childcare
Istanbul
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.28
₺11,339.64
|
$371.98
€342.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,377.11
₺268,128.65
|
$6,903.44
€6,357.73
|
|
pay 100.0% more for entertainment and sports
Istanbul
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
₺99.77
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
₺76.05
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
₺60.69
|
$5.66
€5.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.10
₺1,091.41
|
$57.35
€52.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.73
₺151.32
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
Istanbul
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.54
₺1,713.55
|
$89.77
€82.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.09
₺1,187.06
|
$40.27
€37.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.72
₺3,063.84
|
$89.33
€82.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.00
₺2,592.56
|
$109.92
€101.23
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Tallinn or Istanbul. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.