Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 60.0% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 17.2% more for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Wellington
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.40
|
$13.79
NZ$23.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.09
|
$2.59
NZ$4.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.63
|
$2.33
NZ$3.95
|
|
pay 74.3% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Wellington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$2.13
NZ$3.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.88
|
$5.07
NZ$8.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.98
|
$7.36
NZ$12.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
$4.65
NZ$7.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.35
|
$4.79
NZ$8.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$1.41
NZ$2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$1.08
NZ$1.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$2.62
NZ$4.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$1.04
NZ$1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.92
NZ$1.57
|
|
pay 61.0% more for transportation
Tallinn
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.48
|
$6.96
NZ$11.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$95.46
NZ$162.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,150.45
|
$27,889.45
NZ$47,366.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.69
|
$16.89
NZ$28.69
|
|
pay 85.3% more for housing
Tallinn
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.81
|
$57.53
NZ$97.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€679.26
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,700.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€500.46
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,377.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€214.79
|
$133.18
NZ$226.20
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Tallinn
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€348.87
|
$833.64
NZ$1,415.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,474.51
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,463.74
|
|
pay 68.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Wellington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$6.89
NZ$11.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.29
|
$3.40
NZ$5.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
$23.82
NZ$40.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.79
|
$41.36
NZ$70.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$12.54
NZ$21.29
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
Tallinn
|
Wellington
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€84.20
|
$78.58
NZ$133.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.77
|
$47.12
NZ$80.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.78
|
$107.54
NZ$182.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€103.09
|
$127.08
NZ$215.82
|
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