Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 17.9% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 24.9% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,586
|
$14.29
€13.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,196
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr356
|
$2.23
€2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr285
|
$1.73
€1.63
|
|
pay 43.6% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr478
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr1,011
|
$5.21
€4.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr828
|
$4.24
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr793
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,136
|
$3.57
€3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr220
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr131
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr173
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr311
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr175
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr97
|
$0.37
€0.34
|
|
pay 38.2% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,250
|
$7.98
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr9,212
|
$32.98
€30.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,220,368
|
$26,816.68
€25,160.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,137
|
$10.33
€9.70
|
|
pay 14.6% more for housing
Reykjavik
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr8,999
|
$28.58
€26.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr226,681
|
$724.26
€679.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr193,876
|
$533.62
€500.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,740
|
$229.02
€214.88
|
|
pay 22.9% more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr39,688
|
$371.98
€349.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr851,295
|
$6,903.44
€6,477.16
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,331
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr636
|
$3.51
€3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,638
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,458
|
$57.35
€53.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,919
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 24.8% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr15,199
|
$89.77
€84.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr6,101
|
$40.27
€37.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr19,355
|
$89.33
€83.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr25,644
|
$109.92
€103.13
|
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