Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 3.9% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 22.0% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,439
|
$14.29
€13.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr1,951
|
$7.70
€7.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr317
|
$2.23
€2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr290
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr468
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr818
|
$5.21
€4.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr728
|
$4.24
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr774
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr970
|
$3.57
€3.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr159
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr134
|
$0.64
€0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr160
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr251
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr131
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr70
|
$0.37
€0.34
|
|
pay 31.3% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,099
|
$7.98
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,584
|
$32.98
€30.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,080,131
|
$26,816.68
€24,696.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,277
|
$10.33
€9.52
|
|
pay 18.4% more for housing
Iceland
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,533
|
$28.58
€26.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr196,527
|
$724.26
€667.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr166,234
|
$533.62
€491.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,385
|
$229.02
€210.92
|
|
pay 97.2% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr35,465
|
$371.98
€342.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr376,071
|
$6,903.44
€6,357.73
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,165
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr568
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,454
|
$5.66
€5.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,781
|
$57.35
€52.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,678
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,147
|
$89.77
€82.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr6,891
|
$40.27
€37.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr20,665
|
$89.33
€82.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr23,958
|
$109.92
€101.23
|
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