Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 66.9% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Amsterdam
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.36
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.08
|
$2.71
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.62
|
$2.47
€2.31
|
|
pay 31.2% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.87
|
$6.91
€6.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.97
|
$4.71
€4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
$3.93
€3.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.34
|
$4.87
€4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.46
€1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 88.5% more for transportation
Tallinn
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.46
|
$8.20
€7.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
$97.85
€91.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,070.51
|
$28,969.95
€27,083.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.66
|
$25.51
€23.85
|
|
pay 96.4% more for housing
Tallinn
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.72
|
$45.90
€42.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€677.10
|
$1,796.60
€1,679.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€498.87
|
$1,576.07
€1,473.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€214.11
|
$186.48
€174.33
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Tallinn
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€347.76
|
$1,725.51
€1,613.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,453.93
|
$11,482.44
€10,734.76
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.28
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
$9.02
€8.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.62
|
$39.59
€37.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.25
|
$14.29
€13.36
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Amsterdam
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.93
|
$77.95
€72.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.65
|
$30.57
€28.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.51
|
$90.96
€85.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€102.76
|
$109.87
€102.72
|
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