Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 17.0% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 3.7% less for restaurants
Ireland
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Tallinn
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.61
|
$14.29
€13.41
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$2.23
€2.09
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.73
€1.63
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Tallinn
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.05
|
$5.21
€4.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.46
|
$4.24
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.63
|
$3.57
€3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.37
€0.34
|
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pay 30.9% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.17
|
$7.98
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.74
|
$32.98
€30.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,406.41
|
$26,816.68
€25,160.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.09
|
$10.33
€9.70
|
|
pay 24.2% less for housing
Ireland
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.58
|
$28.58
€26.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,211.85
|
$724.26
€679.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,076.65
|
$533.62
€500.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.82
|
$229.02
€214.88
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€838.54
|
$371.98
€349.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,142.37
|
$6,903.44
€6,477.16
|
|
pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Tallinn
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.19
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.37
|
$3.51
€3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.24
|
$57.35
€53.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.79
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
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pay 13.1% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Tallinn
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.51
|
$89.77
€84.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.96
|
$40.27
€37.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.76
|
$89.33
€83.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.92
|
$109.92
€103.13
|
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