Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 30.5% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 22.4% more for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Berlin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.40
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.09
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.63
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.88
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.98
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.35
|
$4.93
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 82.4% more for transportation
Tallinn
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.48
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$93.45
€87.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,150.45
|
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.69
|
$22.98
€21.55
|
|
pay 60.5% more for housing
Tallinn
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.81
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€679.26
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€500.46
|
$999.06
€936.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€214.79
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
|
pay 14.6% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€348.87
|
$210.36
€197.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,474.51
|
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
|
pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.29
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.79
|
$41.73
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
Tallinn
|
Berlin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€84.20
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.77
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.78
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€103.09
|
$118.23
€110.88
|
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