Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 48.9% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 42.4% less for restaurants
Hamilton
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Tallinn
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$14.29
€13.36
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$2.23
€2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$1.73
€1.62
|
|
pay 72.1% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Tallinn
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$5.21
€4.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$4.24
€3.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$3.57
€3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
$5.61
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.37
€0.34
|
|
pay 39.0% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Tallinn
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$7.98
€7.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
$32.98
€30.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$26,816.68
€25,070.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$10.33
€9.66
|
|
pay 50.0% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$28.58
€26.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$724.26
€677.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
$2,042.86
|
$533.62
€498.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$229.02
€214.11
|
|
pay 70.2% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$371.98
€347.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$6,903.44
€6,453.93
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Tallinn
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
$10.00
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
$6.00
|
$3.51
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
$165.56
|
$57.35
€53.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
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pay 19.7% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Tallinn
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
$90.75
|
$89.77
€83.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$40.27
€37.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$89.33
€83.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$109.92
€102.76
|
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