Cost of living comparison
compared to
Russia vs. Estonia Cost of Living Summary
Russia is 23.7% cheaper than Estonia overall.
Russia vs. Estonia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Russia instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
|
Estonia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.56
€12.99
|
$10.83
RUB922.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.34
€9.23
|
$6.39
RUB544.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.29
|
$1.16
RUB98.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.07
|
$0.60
RUB50.78
|
|
Estonia vs. Russia - Cost of restaurants
pay 16.9% less for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
€1.25
|
$0.77
RUB65.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
€4.81
|
$5.51
RUB469.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
€3.70
|
$4.39
RUB373.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
€2.50
|
$1.57
RUB133.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.93
€3.51
|
$2.44
RUB208.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.82
|
$0.84
RUB71.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.58
|
$0.80
RUB68.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.97
|
$0.81
RUB69.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.11
|
$1.33
RUB112.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.33
|
$0.35
RUB30.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.35
|
$0.28
RUB24.24
|
|
Estonia vs. Russia - Cost of groceries
pay 30.5% less for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.49
|
$3.08
RUB262.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.37
€23.54
|
$24.17
RUB2,058.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,988.91
€24,983.40
|
$32,081.81
RUB3M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.52
€11.17
|
$5.45
RUB464.05
|
|
Estonia vs. Russia - Cost of transportation
pay 23.5% less for housing
|
Estonia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.76
€28.35
|
$8.47
RUB721.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$512.18
€457.18
|
$496.53
RUB42,284.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.48
€345.88
|
$335.29
RUB28,553.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$221.29
€197.53
|
$92.30
RUB7,859.90
|
|
Estonia vs. Russia - Cost of housing
pay 9.0% more for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$324.72
€289.85
|
$402.75
RUB34,297.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.01
€9,283.24
|
$9,958.40
RUB848K
|
|
Estonia vs. Russia - Cost of childcare
pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.67
€5.06
|
$2.06
RUB175.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.06
€3.62
|
$2.73
RUB232.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€5.85
|
$2.85
RUB242.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.01
€40.17
|
$37.43
RUB3,187.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
€8.59
|
$6.26
RUB533.00
|
|
Estonia vs. Russia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 4.6% more for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.14
€86.71
|
$83.60
RUB7,119.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.85
€44.50
|
$55.20
RUB4,700.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.67
€84.50
|
$125.97
RUB10,727.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.18
€105.49
|
$111.42
RUB9,488.62
|
|
Estonia vs. Russia - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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