Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 0.3% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Italy, you would:
pay 4.1% more for restaurants
Italy
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Tallinn
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$14.29
€13.40
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$2.23
€2.09
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.73
€1.63
|
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pay 19.4% less for groceries
Italy
|
Tallinn
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$5.21
€4.88
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$4.24
€3.98
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$3.57
€3.35
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.37
€0.34
|
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pay 13.9% less for transportation
Italy
|
Tallinn
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$7.98
€7.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.01
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
$26,816.68
€25,150.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.49
|
$10.33
€9.69
|
|
pay 18.1% more for housing
Italy
|
Tallinn
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
$28.58
€26.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.32
|
$724.26
€679.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.43
|
$533.62
€500.46
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
$229.02
€214.79
|
|
pay 23.6% less for childcare
Italy
|
Tallinn
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.76
|
$371.98
€348.87
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
$6,903.44
€6,474.51
|
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pay 28.1% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Tallinn
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$3.51
€3.29
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.57
|
$57.35
€53.79
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.74
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
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pay 4.3% more for clothing
Italy
|
Tallinn
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
$89.77
€84.20
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
$40.27
€37.77
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
$89.33
€83.78
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.71
|
$109.92
€103.09
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