San Jose, United States vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Jose	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3810	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8485	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$2688	$742
🏘️ Family rent	$4744	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$759	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6191	$1698
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	87	57
😀 Quality of life	92	86
🏙️ Population	1.01M	458K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 169% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 8th and 3823rd ($3810 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. San Jose, United States ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 82nd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Tallinn

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	San Jose	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2643	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2388	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4230	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.8	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9512	$4869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9578	$3324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.73	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$6.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$129	$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$96
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1805	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25839	$7151

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968

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