Cost of living comparison
Alabama is 66.2% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Alabama instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 32.9% more for restaurants
Estonia
|
Alabama
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$16.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
€6.71
|
$8.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.93
|
$2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 90.8% more for groceries
Estonia
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
$2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.50
|
$5.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
€3.45
|
$3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
€2.15
|
$3.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
€2.97
|
$5.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$2.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.16
|
$1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$1.23
|
|
pay 55.1% more for transportation
Estonia
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.79
|
$3.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
€21.77
|
$70.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,266.22
€21,733.12
|
$24,359.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.59
€8.96
|
$16.48
|
|
pay 85.4% more for housing
Estonia
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.10
€25.32
|
$62.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$423.38
€395.48
|
$980.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$342.21
€319.66
|
$719.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.34
€193.68
|
$142.47
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Estonia
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.83
€176.39
|
$886.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,455.31
€10,700.48
|
$12,933.33
|
|
pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.06
|
$4.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
€2.82
|
$4.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€5.03
|
$6.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.88
€44.72
|
$32.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
€7.79
|
$11.42
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
Estonia
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.50
€78.00
|
$40.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.16
€31.91
|
$32.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.54
€74.30
|
$83.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.03
€96.24
|
$113.04
|
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