Sydney vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sydney	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2640	$1601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6276	$3833
🏠 One person rent	$1578	$807
🏘️ Family rent	$2764	$1402
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$366	$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4008	$1941
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	57
😀 Quality of life	100	87
🏙️ Population	5.45M	458K

The cost of living in Sydney is 65% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 649th and 3511th ($2640 vs $1601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Australia and Estonia, respectively. Check Australia vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 3rd and 345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Tallinn

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	Sydney	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1915	$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1294	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3447	$1341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$311
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.9	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12628	$5392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7359	$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.45	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.1	$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2071	$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19140	$8113

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710

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