Oakland vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oakland	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3254	$1601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7791	$3833
🏠 One person rent	$2034	$807
🏘️ Family rent	$3588	$1402
🍽️ Food expenses	$877	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5482	$1941
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	57
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	441K	458K

The cost of living in Oakland is 103% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 90th and 3511th ($3254 vs $1601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 1.7 months in Oakland compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Oakland ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 45th and 345th 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	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$124	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1830	$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1813	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3353	$1341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$311
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7048	$5392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7022	$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.31	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.51	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.3	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.3	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2720	$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18326	$8113

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359

Cities near Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1372
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1947
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$1937
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$999
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1566
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1881
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1383
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1655
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1611
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1184
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1561
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$1041
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1589
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1174
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1516
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1521
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$1064
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1545
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1524
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1561
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$1083
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$928
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1476
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1422
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1437
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1438
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1353
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1503