Los Angeles vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$742
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$1698
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	57
😀 Quality of life	93	86
🏙️ Population	3.9M	458K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 126% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 80th and 3823rd ($3196 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 1st in the United States and Estonia, respectively. Check the United States vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 58th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Tallinn

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	Los Angeles	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$4869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$3324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$6.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$96
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$7151

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1219
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1816
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$1879
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$899
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1441
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1671
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1220
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1509
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1486
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1064
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1327
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$933
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1396
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1045
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1286
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1450
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$952
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1495
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1398
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1450
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1355
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$953
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$835
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1391
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1464
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1432
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1254
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1394