Paris vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paris	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2267	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5517	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$1318	$742
🏘️ Family rent	$2636	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3146	$1698
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	57
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	2.15M	458K

The cost of living in Paris is 60% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 1222nd and 3823rd ($2267 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in France and Estonia, respectively. Check France vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 25th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Tallinn

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	Paris	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.89	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1086	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3084	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12726	$4869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8943	$3324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.2	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.05	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$6.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$96
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$738	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16193	$7151

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293

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