Cost of living comparison
Paris is 62.0% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Paris instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 40.4% more for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Paris
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.40
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.09
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.63
|
$2.70
€2.53
|
|
pay 84.1% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.88
|
$9.69
€9.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.98
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.35
|
$6.40
€6.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
pay 71.2% more for transportation
Tallinn
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.48
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$92.35
€86.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,150.45
|
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.69
|
$21.89
€20.53
|
|
pay 45.3% more for housing
Tallinn
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.81
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€679.26
|
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€500.46
|
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€214.79
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Tallinn
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€348.87
|
$830.08
€778.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,474.51
|
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
|
pay 33.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$7.69
€7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.29
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.79
|
$39.26
€36.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 17.7% more for clothing
Tallinn
|
Paris
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€84.20
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.77
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.78
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€103.09
|
$143.22
€134.32
|
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