Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 18.4% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 49.2% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Moscow
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.40
|
$8.62
₽809.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$4.93
₽462.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.09
|
$1.02
₽95.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.63
|
$0.57
₽53.60
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
Tallinn
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.69
₽64.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.88
|
$5.18
₽485.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.98
|
$4.02
₽377.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
$1.42
₽133.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.35
|
$2.00
₽187.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.62
₽58.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.53
₽50.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.70
₽65.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.40
₽131.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.27
₽25.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.26
₽24.82
|
|
pay 30.7% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.48
|
$2.47
₽232.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$30.79
₽2,890.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,150.45
|
$30,787.49
₽2,890,946.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.69
|
$3.94
₽370.04
|
|
pay 31.5% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.81
|
$6.45
₽605.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€679.26
|
$860.20
₽80,773.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€500.46
|
$497.14
₽46,681.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€214.79
|
$90.59
₽8,506.24
|
|
pay 31.6% more for childcare
Tallinn
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€348.87
|
$487.67
₽45,792.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,474.51
|
$9,121.01
₽856,463.23
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$3.08
₽289.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.29
|
$2.57
₽241.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
$2.52
₽236.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.79
|
$38.25
₽3,591.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$6.16
₽578.19
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
Tallinn
|
Moscow
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€84.20
|
$94.24
₽8,849.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.77
|
$45.95
₽4,314.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.78
|
$106.61
₽10,010.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€103.09
|
$132.25
₽12,418.68
|
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