Cost of living comparison

Estonia

compared to

District of Columbia, USA

District of Columbia vs. Estonia Cost of Living Summary

District of Columbia is 2.4 times more expensive than Estonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.3% more in District of Columbia
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in District of Columbia
Transportation: pay 34.1% more in District of Columbia
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in District of Columbia
Childcare: pay 6.3 times more in District of Columbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.8% more in District of Columbia
Clothing: pay 6.6% less in District of Columbia

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in District of Columbia are more expensive than in Estonia. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in District of Columbia.

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District of Columbia vs. Estonia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in District of Columbia instead of Estonia, you would:

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pay 46.3% more for restaurants

	Estonia	District of Columbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.56 €12.96	$28.00	+92.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 €9.20	$12.00	+16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 €2.29	$3.17	+23.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 €2.06	$2.64	+13.8%
Average			+46.3%

Estonia vs. District of Columbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Estonia	District of Columbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 €1.25	$4.11	+192.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 €4.80	$8.53	+58.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.14 €3.69	$4.95	+19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 €2.50	$5.64	+101.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.93 €3.50	$7.63	+94.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$3.17	+246.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.58	$1.06	+63.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.96	$2.27	+109.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.10	$2.64	+112.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 €0.33	$1.29	+247.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 €0.35	$1.73	+343.8%
Average			+127.4%

Estonia vs. District of Columbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.1% more for transportation

	Estonia	District of Columbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.27 €6.47	$4.19	-42.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.37 €23.47	$120.00	+355.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,988.91 €24,911.14	$36,375.00	+30.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.52 €11.14	$16.73	+33.6%
Average			+34.1%

Estonia vs. District of Columbia - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Estonia	District of Columbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.76 €28.27	$77.77	+144.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.18 €455.86	$2,717.33	+430.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$387.48 €344.88	$2,228.89	+475.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$221.29 €196.96	$161.22	-27.1%
Average			+291.4%

Estonia vs. District of Columbia - Cost of housing

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pay 6.3 times more for childcare

	Estonia	District of Columbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$324.72 €289.02	$3,221.33	+892.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,400.01 €9,256.38	$41,506.00	+299.1%
Average			+529.2%

Estonia vs. District of Columbia - Cost of childcare

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pay 89.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Estonia	District of Columbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.67 €5.04	$9.00	+58.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.06 €3.61	$6.15	+51.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.56 €5.84	$13.94	+112.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.01 €40.06	$114.30	+154.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.62 €8.56	$18.00	+87.1%
Average			+89.8%

Estonia vs. District of Columbia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.6% less for clothing

	Estonia	District of Columbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.14 €86.46	$71.42	-26.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.85 €44.37	$44.11	-11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.67 €84.26	$104.50	+10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.18 €105.19	$125.16	+5.9%
Average			-6.6%

Estonia vs. District of Columbia - Cost of clothing

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