Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 32.8% cheaper than Massachusetts.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Massachusetts, you would:
pay 34.7% less for restaurants
Massachusetts
|
Estonia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.36
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
|
$7.18
€6.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
|
$2.07
€1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.63
€1.52
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
Massachusetts
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.46
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
|
$4.82
€4.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
|
$3.70
€3.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.94
|
$2.30
€2.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
|
$3.18
€2.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.00
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.24
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 4.5% less for transportation
Massachusetts
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.63
|
$7.27
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.20
|
$23.31
€21.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,045.17
|
$23,266.22
€21,751.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
|
$9.59
€8.96
|
|
pay 49.7% less for housing
Massachusetts
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.36
|
$27.10
€25.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,973.24
|
$423.38
€395.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,612.24
|
$342.21
€319.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.10
|
$207.34
€193.84
|
|
pay 75.5% less for childcare
Massachusetts
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,203.13
|
$188.83
€176.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,357.14
|
$11,455.31
€10,709.40
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
Massachusetts
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.15
|
$4.34
€4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.90
|
$5.39
€5.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
|
$47.88
€44.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.93
|
$8.34
€7.80
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
Massachusetts
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.25
|
$83.50
€78.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.58
|
$34.16
€31.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$79.54
€74.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.30
|
$103.03
€96.32
|
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