Cost of living comparison

Estonia

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Isle of Man

Douglas vs. Tallinn Cost of Living Summary

Douglas is 50.7% more expensive than Tallinn.

Restaurants: pay 27.7% more in Douglas
Groceries: pay 61.3% more in Douglas
Transportation: pay 49.7% more in Douglas
Housing: pay 57.8% more in Douglas
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Douglas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.8% more in Douglas
Clothing: pay 20.2% less in Douglas

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Douglas are more expensive than in Tallinn. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Douglas.

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Douglas vs. Tallinn Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Douglas instead of Tallinn, you would:

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pay 27.7% more for restaurants

	Tallinn	Douglas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$27.75 £20.82	+65.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.76 €10.46	$11.89 £8.92	+1.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 €1.96	$2.71 £2.03	+22.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 €2.00	$2.12 £1.59	-5.5%
Average			+27.7%

Tallinn vs. Douglas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.3% more for groceries

	Tallinn	Douglas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$2.63 £1.98	+84.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 €5.05	$4.01 £3.01	-29.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.18 €3.72	$9.41 £7.06	+125.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 €2.91	$5.30 £3.97	+62.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.15 €3.69	$3.87 £2.91	-6.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.92	$1.36 £1.02	+31.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.57	$0.82 £0.61	+26.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.07	$1.74 £1.30	+44.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.17	$1.61 £1.21	+22.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 €0.31	$1.35 £1.01	+291.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 €0.32	$1.35 £1.01	+277.2%
Average			+61.3%

Tallinn vs. Douglas - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.7% more for transportation

	Tallinn	Douglas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.40 €6.59	$7.35 £5.52	-0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$96.91 £72.71	+188.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	$43,752.78 £32,827.71	+56.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.56 €13.85	$16.65 £12.49	+7.0%
Average			+49.7%

Tallinn vs. Douglas - Cost of transportation

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pay 57.8% more for housing

	Tallinn	Douglas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.50 €28.93	$72.49 £54.39	+123.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$806.58 €717.89	$1,233.89 £925.79	+53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$579.28 €515.58	$1,068.05 £801.36	+84.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$259.88 €231.30	$261.61 £196.29	+0.7%
Average			+57.8%

Tallinn vs. Douglas - Cost of housing

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Tallinn	Douglas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$661.76 €588.99	$1,739.89 £1,305.44	+162.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,068.29 €8,961.14	$52,196.76 £39,163.23	+418.4%
Average			+269.2%

Tallinn vs. Douglas - Cost of childcare

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pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Tallinn	Douglas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.72 €5.98	$6.54 £4.91	-2.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.36 €3.88	$5.01 £3.76	+15.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.94 €6.18	$22.46 £16.86	+223.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.62 €43.27	$64.75 £48.58	+33.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.44 €11.96	$15.86 £11.90	+18.0%
Average			+28.8%

Tallinn vs. Douglas - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.2% less for clothing

	Tallinn	Douglas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.46 €91.19	$99.11 £74.36	-3.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.18 €45.55	$44.60 £33.46	-12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.10 €106.00	$111.22 £83.45	-6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.83 €120.01	$69.38 £52.05	-48.5%
Average			-20.2%

Tallinn vs. Douglas - Cost of clothing

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