Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 20.8% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Tallinn
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.36
|
$14.29
€13.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.17
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.16
|
$2.23
€2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.30
|
$1.73
€1.63
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Tallinn
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.21
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.25
|
$5.21
€4.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.56
|
$4.24
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.33
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.17
|
$3.57
€3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.82
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
$0.37
€0.34
|
|
pay 5.8% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.27
|
$7.98
€7.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$127.30
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,881.10
|
$26,816.68
€25,150.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.88
|
$10.33
€9.69
|
|
pay 16.6% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$85.39
|
$28.58
€26.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,793.00
|
$724.26
€679.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,570.22
|
$533.62
€500.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$170.10
|
$229.02
€214.79
|
|
pay 66.1% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,552.00
|
$371.98
€348.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,261.49
|
$6,903.44
€6,474.51
|
|
pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.12
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.60
|
$3.51
€3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.22
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$79.11
|
$57.35
€53.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.23
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Tallinn
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$84.21
|
$89.77
€84.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.91
|
$40.27
€37.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.91
|
$89.33
€83.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$194.13
|
$109.92
€103.09
|
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