San Diego vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$1601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$3833
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$807
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$1402
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$1941
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	86	57
😀 Quality of life	93	87
🏙️ Population	1.39M	458K

The cost of living in San Diego is 117% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 43rd and 3511th ($3469 vs $1601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 San Diego compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 97th and 345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Tallinn

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	San Diego	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$1341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$311
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$5392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$8113

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782

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