Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 5.8% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Athens, you would:
pay 55.5% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Tallinn
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$14.29
€13.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.89
|
$2.23
€2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$1.73
€1.63
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
Athens
|
Tallinn
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.14
|
$5.21
€4.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.62
|
$4.24
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.16
|
$3.57
€3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.85
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.37
€0.34
|
|
pay 1.3% less for transportation
Athens
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.52
|
$7.98
€7.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
$26,816.68
€25,150.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.72
|
$10.33
€9.69
|
|
pay 7.6% more for housing
Athens
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.85
|
$28.58
€26.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€519.15
|
$724.26
€679.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€489.39
|
$533.62
€500.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.71
|
$229.02
€214.79
|
|
pay 27.6% less for childcare
Athens
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€457.79
|
$371.98
€348.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,426.31
|
$6,903.44
€6,474.51
|
|
pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.38
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.45
|
$3.51
€3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.96
|
$57.35
€53.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Athens
|
Tallinn
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.57
|
$89.77
€84.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.67
|
$40.27
€37.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.41
|
$89.33
€83.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.42
|
$109.92
€103.09
|
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