Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 1.7% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.36
|
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.08
|
$1.07
$166.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.62
|
$0.73
$113.65
|
|
pay 91.8% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$2.98
$464.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.87
|
$6.84
$1,067.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.97
|
$13.78
$2,149.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
$3.37
$525.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.34
|
$3.01
$469.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$2.21
$345.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$1.30
$202.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.71
$267.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.16
$181.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.97
$151.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.94
$146.11
|
|
pay 49.6% more for transportation
Tallinn
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.46
|
$5.12
$799.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
$36.42
$5,682.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,070.51
|
$39,733.24
$6,199,199.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.66
|
$28.48
$4,442.76
|
|
pay 6.6% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.72
|
$44.25
$6,903.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€677.10
|
$698.87
$109,038.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€498.87
|
$385.02
$60,071.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€214.11
|
$115.17
$17,969.57
|
|
pay 45.2% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€347.76
|
$286.65
$44,722.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,453.93
|
$2,240.51
$349,565.95
|
|
pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.15
$335.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.28
|
$3.65
$570.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
$9.27
$1,446.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.62
|
$54.58
$8,516.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.25
|
$9.93
$1,549.80
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.93
|
$38.31
$5,977.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.65
|
$32.17
$5,018.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.51
|
$67.46
$10,525.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€102.76
|
$72.43
$11,300.62
|
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