Oakland vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Oakland	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3146	$1447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8584	$3442
🏠 One person rent	$1954	$758
🏘️ Family rent	$4358	$1325
🍽️ Food expenses	$833	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5746	$1738
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	56
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	441K	458K

The cost of living in Oakland is 117% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 91st and 3932nd ($3146 vs $1447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd 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 1.8 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 323rd 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	$24.8	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$119	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1994	$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4880	$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3807	$897
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$317
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	5.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7086	$4778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7184	$3290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$33.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.22	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.4	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.96	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$181	$64.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2725	$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27655	$7079

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288

Cities near Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1278
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1936
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$2023
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$973
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1525
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1782
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1363
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1570
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1532
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1102
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1453
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$966
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1571
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1120
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1416
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1546
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$979
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1591
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1453
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1544
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1447
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$846
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$893
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1469
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1527
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1499
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1496
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1331
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1467