Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 39.5% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 34.2% more for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.40
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.09
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.63
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 66.3% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.88
|
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.98
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.35
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 69.7% more for transportation
Tallinn
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.48
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,150.45
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.69
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 68.6% more for housing
Tallinn
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.81
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€679.26
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€500.46
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€214.79
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 45.2% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€348.87
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,474.51
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 36.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.29
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.79
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 46.3% more for clothing
Tallinn
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€84.20
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.77
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.78
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€103.09
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
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