Cost of living comparison
Italy is 7.8% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Italy instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 1.2% more for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.35
|
$15.74
€14.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
$9.09
€8.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.08
|
$2.45
€2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.62
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 28.9% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.87
|
$7.20
€6.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.96
|
$4.88
€4.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.34
|
$4.47
€4.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 23.5% more for transportation
Tallinn
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.45
|
$8.02
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$38.40
€35.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,049.62
|
$25,887.08
€24,181.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.65
|
$18.65
€17.42
|
|
pay 12.6% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.70
|
$30.75
€28.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€676.54
|
$608.10
€568.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€498.45
|
$488.80
€456.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€213.93
|
$151.72
€141.72
|
|
pay 31.3% more for childcare
Tallinn
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€347.47
|
$459.30
€429.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,448.55
|
$9,604.44
€8,971.56
|
|
pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$4.83
€4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.28
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.58
|
$51.79
€48.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.24
|
$9.32
€8.71
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.86
|
$80.37
€75.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.62
|
$36.54
€34.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.44
|
$89.56
€83.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€102.68
|
$114.84
€107.28
|
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