Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Estonia
  3. Tallinn
  4. Russia
  5. Comparison
EUR
COMPARED TO
RUB

Russia is 49.7% cheaper than Tallinn.

If you lived in Russia instead of Tallinn, you would:
local_dining

pay 59.7% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.02
€8.79
$6.12
₽366.04
-38.9%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.07
€6.20
$3.35
₽200.12
-52.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
€1.88
$0.67
₽39.93
-68.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.80
€1.58
$0.39
₽23.28
-78.4%
Average -59.7%
Tallinn vs. Russia - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 38.0% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.95
€0.83
$0.43
₽25.61
-54.8%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.25
€3.72
$3.15
₽188.20
-25.9%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.25
€2.85
$2.91
₽173.90
-10.6%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.83
€1.61
$0.98
₽58.47
-46.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.01
€2.64
$1.44
₽86.41
-52.0%
Apples (1 lb) $0.84
€0.74
$0.55
₽33.12
-34.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.60
€0.53
$0.42
₽24.91
-30.8%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.87
€0.76
$0.54
₽32.26
-37.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.19
€1.04
$0.77
₽45.84
-35.4%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.35
€0.31
$0.20
₽11.76
-43.8%
Onions (1 lb) $0.35
€0.30
$0.19
₽11.24
-45.7%
Average -38.0%
Tallinn vs. Russia - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 53.9% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.99
€5.25
$2.19
₽130.94
-63.4%
Monthly public transit pass $35.37
€31.01
$16.22
₽970.35
-54.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,398.45
€19,641.22
$15,709.63
₽939,842.74
-29.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $8.61
€7.55
$2.75
₽164.69
-68.0%
Average -53.9%
Tallinn vs. Russia - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 62.1% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $27.50
€24.12
$6.86
₽410.20
-75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $628.73
€551.33
$257.34
₽15,395.44
-59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $430.15
€377.20
$182.21
₽10,900.86
-57.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $161.11
€141.28
$69.66
₽4,167.18
-56.8%
Average -62.1%
Tallinn vs. Russia - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 49.8% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $282.97
€248.14
$173.92
₽10,404.77
-38.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,185.77
€8,931.91
$3,960.88
₽236,963.02
-61.1%
Average -49.8%
Tallinn vs. Russia - Cost of childcare
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pay 59.9% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.72
€4.13
$1.20
₽71.65
-74.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.24
€2.84
$1.43
₽85.40
-56.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.54
€4.86
$1.83
₽109.78
-66.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $51.66
€45.30
$29.13
₽1,742.61
-43.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $9.43
€8.27
$3.93
₽235.04
-58.3%
Average -59.9%
Tallinn vs. Russia - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 24.8% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $81.93
€71.85
$52.34
₽3,131.20
-36.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $36.67
€32.16
$34.47
₽2,061.91
-6.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $82.30
€72.17
$62.96
₽3,766.86
-23.5%
Men's business shoes (leather) $113.61
€99.62
$75.48
₽4,515.91
-33.6%
Average -24.8%
Tallinn vs. Russia - Cost of clothing
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