Tallinn vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Tallinn	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1601	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3833	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$807	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$1402	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$532	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1941	$4354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	57	74
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	458K	459K

The cost of living in Tallinn is 33% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 3511th and 1045th ($1601 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 916th in Estonia and the United States, respectively. Check Estonia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Tallinn compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Tallinn ranked 1st best city to live in Estonia vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 345th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Tallinn	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$533	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$311	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5392	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3509	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.32	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.4	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.78	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.96	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.8	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.4	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.5	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8113	$16163

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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

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710