Sydney vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sydney	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2539	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6160	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$1496	$742
🏘️ Family rent	$2729	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$374	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4315	$1698
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	57
😀 Quality of life	100	86
🏙️ Population	4.84M	458K

The cost of living in Sydney is 80% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 745th and 3823rd ($2539 vs $1414) 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 1.7 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 2nd and 343rd 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	$13.7	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.73	$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.29	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1823	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1225	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3607	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2246	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13272	$4869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7795	$3324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$133	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$8.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.2	$6.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.7	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$96
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1992	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17957	$7151

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683

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