Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 21.3% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 16.6% more for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.35
|
$14.40
€13.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
$10.42
€9.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.08
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.62
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 33.4% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.87
|
$4.03
€3.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.96
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.34
|
$5.24
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 58.3% more for transportation
Tallinn
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.45
|
$8.73
€8.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,049.62
|
$35,182.39
€32,864.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.65
|
$18.20
€17.00
|
|
pay 4.0% more for housing
Tallinn
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.70
|
$21.87
€20.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€676.54
|
$1,063.35
€993.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€498.45
|
$840.88
€785.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€213.93
|
$80.65
€75.33
|
|
pay 2.8% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€347.47
|
$378.45
€353.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,448.55
|
$6,404.29
€5,982.29
|
|
pay 41.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$8.52
€7.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.28
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
$10.66
€9.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.58
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.24
|
$16.99
€15.87
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Helsinki
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.86
|
$92.71
€86.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.62
|
$36.44
€34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.44
|
$79.67
€74.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€102.68
|
$119.75
€111.86
|
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