Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 22.9% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
Iowa
|
Estonia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.06
|
$10.09
€9.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.56
|
$8.14
€7.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
Iowa
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$3.95
€3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
pay 9.5% more for transportation
Iowa
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.22
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.67
|
$23.92
€22.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,291.62
|
$26,691.01
€24,762.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.84
|
$9.39
€8.71
|
|
pay 33.0% less for housing
Iowa
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.69
|
$25.00
€23.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.08
|
$454.70
€421.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.82
|
$349.83
€324.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.13
|
$207.98
€192.95
|
|
pay 72.4% less for childcare
Iowa
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,030.74
|
$200.34
€185.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,379.75
|
$7,293.58
€6,766.62
|
|
pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports
Iowa
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
|
$3.06
€2.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.26
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.83
|
$45.53
€42.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.12
|
$8.73
€8.10
|
|
pay 13.1% more for clothing
Iowa
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.34
|
$88.43
€82.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.37
|
$32.00
€29.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.19
|
$75.24
€69.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.97
|
$98.03
€90.95
|
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