Cost of Living in Tallinn, 🇪🇪 Estonia - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 9 10 $950 $768 $1,394 $545 $95

Utilities 35 36 37 1 — $258 $310 $202 —

Internet & Mobile 6 7 17 $28 $53 $80 $54 $3

Groceries 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 $180 $520 $950 $450 $8

Transportation 2 4 $82 $40 $220 $34 $12

Dining Out 23 19 38 1 $650 $380 $520 $120 $55

Leisure Activities 1 13 15 $170 $157 $1,900 $82 $25

Health Insurance 11 $63 $90 $250 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 12 $11 $45 $90 — —

Total $2,134 $2,311 $5,714 $1,487 $200

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 10 18 $768.00 $545 – $980 per month

Coworking Space 8 $273.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 9 10 $905.00 $791 – $1,347 per month

Coliving Space 9 $705.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 20 1 $4.62 per cup

Beer 21 22 1 $6.43 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 23 1 $14.70 per meal

Fast Food Combo 19 $11.00 per meal

Apples 24 1 $2.38 per kg

Bread 25 1 $1.46 per loaf

Milk 26 1 $1.30 per liter

Rice 27 1 $2.68 per kg

Chicken Fillets 28 1 $9.88 per kg

Beef 29 1 $25.70 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 30 1 $10.70 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 38 1 $80.40 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 39 1 $1.02 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 4 $6.17 per trip

Taxi per km 4 $1.23 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 3 $33.67 per month

Gasoline 31 5 $2.21 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 4 $12.35 per trip

Scooter Rental 14 $20.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $22.45 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 17 1 $31.30 per month

Gym Membership 15 $66.00 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 13 $14.59 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 7 $2.81 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 32 1 $13.00 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 33 1 $106.00 per pair

Summer Dress 43 1 $55.00 per dress

Running Shoes 34 1 $109.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 40 1 $29.60 per visit

Laundry 41 $2.24 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 16 $78.60 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 42 1 $11.80 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Vilnius, Riga, Berlin, Helsinki, Hanoi, Zurich

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1387.79 905
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 751.72 768
- Apples 2.54 2.38
- Beef 18.5 25.7
- Beer 5.78 6.43
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- Bread 1.73 1.46
- Chicken Fillets 10.41 9.88
- Cinema Ticket 11.56 13
- Coffee 3.7 4.62
- Coliving Space 809.55 705
- Coworking Space 208.17 273
- Dining Out local 115.65, nomad 693.9, expat 346.95, family 289.12, tourist 69.39 local 120, nomad 650, expat 380, family 520, tourist 55
- Doctor Visit (GP) 57.82 78.6
- Fast Food Combo 9.25 11
- Gasoline 1.79 2.21
- Groceries local 289.12, nomad 115.65, expat 462.6, family 925.19, tourist 0 local 450, nomad 180, expat 520, family 950, tourist 8
- Gym Membership 46.26 66
- Haircut 28.91 29.6
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 69.39, expat 80.95, family 231.3 local 0, nomad 63, expat 90, family 250, tourist 2.1
- Housing local 520.42, nomad 1387.79, expat 1040.84, family 1503.44, tourist 115.65 local 545, nomad 950, expat 768, family 1394, tourist 95
- Internet & Mobile local 40.48, nomad 46.26, expat 57.82, family 69.39, tourist 5.78 local 54, nomad 28, expat 53, family 80, tourist 3
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.69 31.3
- Jeans 80.95 106
- Laundry 9.25 2.24
- Leisure Activities local 57.82, nomad 231.3, expat 173.47, family 115.65, tourist 34.69 local 82, nomad 170, expat 157, family 1900, tourist 25
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.88 14.7
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.82 80.4
- Milk 1.39 1.3
- Mobile Plan 17.35 22.45
- Monthly Transport Pass 57.82 33.67
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 11.56 11.8
- Rice 2.31 2.68
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.1 12.35
- Running Shoes 115.65 109
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.56 2.81
- Scooter Rental 17.35 20
- Summer Dress 46.26 55
- Taxi Start 4.05 6.17
- Taxi per km 1.39 1.23
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 23.13 14.59
- Transportation local 34.69, nomad 57.82, expat 80.95, family 138.78, tourist 17.35 local 34, nomad 82, expat 40, family 220, tourist 12
- Utilities local 138.78, nomad 0, expat 173.47, family 208.17, tourist 0 local 202, nomad 0, expat 258, family 310, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 92.52, expat 46.26, family 69.39 local 0, nomad 11, expat 45, family 90
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.93 1.02
- Wine (Mid-range) 13.88 10.7
Lint retry 3 — primary sources on Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, grocery staples, Gasoline, Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Utilities, Groceries, Dining Out, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Haircut, Laundry, Pharmacy (basic meds); USD amounts unchanged (wolt.com, elektrilevi.ee, apollokino.ee)

Tallinn cost of living