Cost of living comparison
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Tallinn vs. Charlotte Amalie Cost of Living Summary
Tallinn is 18.2% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 16.0% less in Tallinn
- Groceries
-
pay 65.6% less in Tallinn
- Transportation
-
pay 26.3% more in Tallinn
- Housing
-
pay 29.5% less in Tallinn
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.0% less in Tallinn
Expenses including groceries, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tallinn.
Tallinn vs. Charlotte Amalie Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 16.0% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$15.18
€13.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$11.68
€10.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$2.89
€2.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$2.46
€2.12
|
|
Charlotte Amalie vs. Tallinn - Cost of restaurants
pay 65.6% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$1.53
€1.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.80
€5.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$4.69
€4.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$2.91
€2.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.39
€3.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.07
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
€0.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.31
€1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.80
€1.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
€0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.43
€0.37
|
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Charlotte Amalie vs. Tallinn - Cost of groceries
pay 26.3% more for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$7.32
€6.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.04
€30.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,287.70
€28,704.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.95
€10.30
|
|
Charlotte Amalie vs. Tallinn - Cost of transportation
pay 29.5% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$35.87
€30.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$815.72
€703.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$594.01
€512.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$252.43
€217.68
|
|
Charlotte Amalie vs. Tallinn - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$563.24
€485.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,763.76
€6,694.90
|
Charlotte Amalie vs. Tallinn - Cost of childcare
pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$6.42
€5.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.50
|
$4.35
€3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$6.95
€5.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$61.94
€53.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.02
€12.09
|
|
Charlotte Amalie vs. Tallinn - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$110.57
€95.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.38
€40.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$104.86
€90.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$148.12
€127.73
|
Charlotte Amalie vs. Tallinn - Cost of clothing
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