Tallinn vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tallinn Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1335
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3098
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$698
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1161
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.5
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1792
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
56
5
😀 Quality of life
85
36
🏙️ Population
438K
79.2K

The cost of living in Tallinn is 196% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4073rd and 8761st ($1335 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Estonia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Estonia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Tallinn compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Tallinn ranked 1st best city to live in Estonia vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 271st and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tallinn Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.3
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.18
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$3.75
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1103
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4327
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2977
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.15
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.11
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.77
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.15
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.2
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.6
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.9
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$432
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6105
$701

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$1194
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$1519
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$1825
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$1907
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$920
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1438
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1736
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1257
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1498
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1491
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$982
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1277
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$909
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1336
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1464
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1163
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1349
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1483
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$906
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1396
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1480
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1080
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1376
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$814
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$860
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1410
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1521
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1462
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1265
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1414

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288