Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 52.6% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 40.6% more for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.40
|
$18.40
kr2,599
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$15.62
kr2,207
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.09
|
$2.53
kr358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.63
|
$2.03
kr286
|
|
pay 89.0% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$3.40
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.88
|
$7.20
kr1,016
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.98
|
$5.90
kr833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
$5.64
kr797
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.35
|
$8.08
kr1,142
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$1.57
kr221
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.93
kr132
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$1.23
kr174
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$2.22
kr313
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$1.24
kr176
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.69
kr97
|
|
pay 83.4% more for transportation
Tallinn
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.48
|
$8.90
kr1,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$65.56
kr9,260
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,150.45
|
$37,150.35
kr5,247,487
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.69
|
$29.44
kr4,159
|
|
pay 83.9% more for housing
Tallinn
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.81
|
$64.04
kr9,046
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€679.26
|
$1,613.16
kr227,859
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€500.46
|
$1,379.70
kr194,883
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€214.79
|
$69.31
kr9,791
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€348.87
|
$282.44
kr39,894
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,474.51
|
$6,058.18
kr855,718
|
|
pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$9.47
kr1,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.29
|
$4.53
kr640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
$11.66
kr1,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.79
|
$67.30
kr9,507
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$13.66
kr1,929
|
|
pay 37.1% more for clothing
Tallinn
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€84.20
|
$108.17
kr15,278
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.77
|
$43.41
kr6,132
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.78
|
$137.74
kr19,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€103.09
|
$182.49
kr25,777
|
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