Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 7.0% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 72.6% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Tallinn
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,421
|
$14.29
€13.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,374
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,154
|
$2.23
€2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$1.73
€1.62
|
|
pay 52.2% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Tallinn
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,372
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,877
|
$5.21
€4.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,673
|
$4.24
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,281
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,685
|
$3.57
€3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,990
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,297
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,879
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,810
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,320
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,898
|
$0.37
€0.34
|
|
pay 6.5% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,453
|
$7.98
€7.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩57,571
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,963,384
|
$26,816.68
€25,049.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,352
|
$10.33
€9.65
|
|
pay 19.9% more for housing
Seoul
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩30,199
|
$28.58
€26.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,059,352
|
$724.26
€676.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩816,914
|
$533.62
€498.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩191,258
|
$229.02
€213.93
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩530,505
|
$371.98
€347.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,423,398
|
$6,903.44
€6,448.55
|
|
pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,234
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,408
|
$3.51
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,710
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩71,879
|
$57.35
€53.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,654
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩83,748
|
$89.77
€83.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩60,044
|
$40.27
€37.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩99,236
|
$89.33
€83.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩157,733
|
$109.92
€102.68
|
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