Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 91.8% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 40.2% more for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.40
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.09
|
$2.70
A$4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.63
|
$2.13
A$3.32
|
|
pay 76.6% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.88
|
$6.42
A$10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.98
|
$6.48
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.35
|
$3.63
A$5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$1.47
A$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$1.13
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$1.60
A$2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$2.47
A$3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$1.17
A$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 50.2% more for transportation
Tallinn
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.48
|
$5.45
A$8.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$100.08
A$155.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,150.45
|
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.69
|
$15.93
A$24.83
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Tallinn
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.81
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€679.26
|
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€500.46
|
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€214.79
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Tallinn
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€348.87
|
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,474.51
|
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
|
pay 82.5% more for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.29
|
$3.74
A$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.79
|
$64.70
A$100.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 50.5% more for clothing
Tallinn
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€84.20
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.77
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.78
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€103.09
|
$183.19
A$285.52
|
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