🇪🇪 Estonia · #215 of 538 cities · 2026

Cost of Living in Tallinn

3.6% above the Estonia average

Ranked #215 of 538 cities · More expensive than 60% of cities worldwide

Compared to Estonia average

Rent Prices

Rent Prices in Tallinn

Apartment City Centre Outside Centre You Save
1-Bedroom EUR 698/mo ≈ $813 EUR 507/mo ≈ $591 27%
3-Bedroom EUR 1,314/mo ≈ $1,530 EUR 913/mo ≈ $1,063 27%
Numbeo · 2026-03-12

Multi-Source Comparison

★★ Medium Confidence

Tallinn has a composite cost index of 38.6 from 3 independent data sources.

38.6
Composite
3
Sources
4.2
Spread

Source Values (NYC = 100)

Numbeo
38.6
Expatistan
34.4
LivingCost
No data
SIM
38.9
Eurostat Validation (EU27 = 100) Gov. Data
Eurostat
89.3

Based on 85 country PLI x 1.05 city factor

View all 127 cities | Data last updated: 2026-03-18

Cost Indices

Cost of Living
+3.6% Average
Rent
+2.0% Average
Groceries
+4.4% Average
Restaurants
+2.6% Average
Purchasing Power
-2.8% Average

Living in Tallinn: What to Expect

Tallinn is average by global standards (ranked #215 of 538 cities). It is 3.6% more expensive than the Estonia average, based on 2 cities.

Groceries are average, while dining out is average. Rent offers the best value, while Groceries is the priciest.

Local purchasing power is limited — residents can afford fewer goods and services than in most cities.

Workers in Estonia earning EUR 50,000 gross take home EUR 3,100/month after tax (25.6% effective rate). See full Estonia tax calculator →

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