Oakland vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oakland	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2968	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8022	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$742
🏘️ Family rent	$4049	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$798	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5520	$1698
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	57
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	441K	458K

The cost of living in Oakland is 110% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 182nd and 3823rd ($2968 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 38th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Tallinn

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	Oakland	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1826	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4410	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3547	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.5	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7152	$4869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7023	$3324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.73	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$6.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$96
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2719	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18963	$7151

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326

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