Estonia vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Estonia Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1425
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3427
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$704
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1191
$910
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1971
$932
💸 GDP per capita
$31428
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
8.85
4.86
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
22
🌐 English speaking %
47%
3.7%
🎓 Higher education
83
85
😀 Quality of life
84
49
🏙️ Population
1.37M
144M

The average cost of living in Estonia ($1425) is 39% more expensive than in Russia ($1027). Estonia ranked 44th vs 98th for Russia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Estonia compared to 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 29th and 103rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Estonia vs Russia

We calculate prices for Estonia and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 122 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Estonia Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75
$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.13
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$627
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1341
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$9.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
21.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4230
$4391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3048
$2478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.14
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$7.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$5.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$9.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.2
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$6.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.17
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.6
$24
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.1
$6.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$564
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10603
$12853

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In Estonia

City Cost of living Population
Tallinn
$1594
458K
Tartu
$1220
97.8K
Narva
$1081
53.4K
Parnu
$1179
41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
33.4K
Maardu
$1455
17K
Viljandi
$1054
17.3K
Rakvere
$1085
15.7K
Kuressaare
$1225
13.2K
Sillamae
$1079
12.4K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1678
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1139
5.65M
Yekaterinburg
$1163
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$935
1.64M
Kazan
$981
1.33M
Samara
$845
1.15M
Omsk
$819
1.1M
Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1.2M
Rostov-on-Don
$891
1.14M
Krasnodar
$973
1.15M
Perm
$791
1.03M
Ufa
$913
1.14M
Voronezh
$766
1.04M
Krasnoyarsk
$954
1.09M
Chelyabinsk
$786
1.18M
Tyumen
$1024
872K
Ryazan
$771
519K
Izhevsk
$708
616K
Saratov
$895
838K
Balashikha
$1055
544K
Khabarovsk
$976
616K
Makhachkala
$676
663K
Vladivostok
$947
592K
Yaroslavl
$781
564K
Tomsk
$630
545K
Irkutsk
$778
606K
Volgograd
$685
1.01M
Tula
$974
457K
Kemerovo
$754
543K
Ulyanovsk
$705
613K