Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 21.8% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 50.0% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Tallinn
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.24
|
$14.29
€13.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.21
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.16
|
$2.23
€2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.52
|
$1.73
€1.63
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.77
|
$5.21
€4.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.88
|
$4.24
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.62
|
$3.57
€3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.41
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.68
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.40
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.86
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.42
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.41
|
$0.37
€0.34
|
|
pay 34.2% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$12.02
|
$7.98
€7.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$131.03
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$153,552.60
|
$26,816.68
€25,150.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.28
|
$10.33
€9.69
|
|
pay 23.3% less for housing
Singapore
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$49.44
|
$28.58
€26.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,905.54
|
$724.26
€679.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,302.37
|
$533.62
€500.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$167.64
|
$229.02
€214.79
|
|
pay 72.7% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,717.58
|
$371.98
€348.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$37,254.29
|
$6,903.44
€6,474.51
|
|
pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.24
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.39
|
$3.51
€3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.36
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$153.87
|
$57.35
€53.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.84
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Tallinn
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$101.83
|
$89.77
€84.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.65
|
$40.27
€37.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$145.80
|
$89.33
€83.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$152.28
|
$109.92
€103.09
|
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