Sydney vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$1683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$4002
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$852
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$1436
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$2178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	59
😀 Quality of life	98	87
🏙️ Population	5.45M	458K

The cost of living in Sydney is 69% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 348th and 3311th ($2844 vs $1683) 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 1.3 months in Tallinn. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 2nd and 390th 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	$15.8	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$94.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$565
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$1359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$1005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$213
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$5557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$3701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$7.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$59.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$638
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$9251

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864

Cities near Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1448
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1990
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$2062
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$1021
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1606
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1927
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1406
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1693
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1659
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1214
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$1083
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1583
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1232
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1514
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1568
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$1111
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1597
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1571
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1567
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1474
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$1108
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$944
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1514
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1445
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1471
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1467
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1383
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1516