How expensive is Tallinn?

[Ertugrul_Kose]

In order to have comfortable life in Tallinn, don't get me wrong please not luxurious, just a safe living without thinking about how much to spend on everyday routine, how much money should a person earn monthly ?

Let's say I am spending 500 EUR on the rent

[jan_vil]

I'd say at least 1000 - 1200 but I guess that is really individual.

[Hanna_Kannelmae]

Hi Ertugrul!

It depends on your interests, habits, hobbies and skills.
What does "comfortable" mean to you?
Do you want to go to the gym? Do you want to join some other club or joint activity?
Do you cook your own meals? How often do you want to eat at a restaurant, go partying? How often do you buy new clothes? Do you shop second hand or brand new stuff only? How often do you cut your hair and how fancy does the salon need to be? There might be many more details that need to taken into account when answering this question.

[elifozoktay]

Utilities are usually high during winter and if you are living alone, you can add 100 EUR to that price. Other than, Tallinn is not very expensive when you know where to go for groceries. There are so many different supermarket chains that you can find everything you need. Also, transportation is free to Tallinn residents. So, you don't spend too much money in your daily life. It really depends on your lifestyle.

[Kai_Laidla]

To live in a comfortable and healthy way and not to think about spending on daily routine, Your income should be around 1500 per month.

[Henri_Allik]

To give you and idea of monthly expenses from my experience

2 room apartment in the center area is ~500 euros plus ~150 euros for utilities.
Groceries ~200 euros a month per person
Public transport in the city is free.
Owning a car is a luxury as with Taxify you can get around the city from 4-8 euros per trip
Monthly gym membership is ~60 euros, but there are also cheaper gyms.
Lunch is ~ 5 euros
Dinner is 7-10 euros
4G and unlimited calls will cost you 10-15 euros
Cinema ticket is 8-10 euros

To sum up, you would need to earn minimum 1000 euros after taxes to "survive"

[Ertugrul_Kose]

Hello Elif,

I will keep utilities in my mind.

If it comes to the point to worry about the groceries I 'll let you know.

Thanks in advance

[Ertugrul_Kose]

Hello Hanna,

Thank you for your response. I am a computer nerd, I spend most of my time equally on playing video games, going to gym or outdoors (biking, walking etc.)
By comfortable I mean, calculating every money I spend without worrying about how much I have left.
Yes, I do go to gym and preferably group classes like spinning , yoga etc.
I prefer ordering right now but if it is expensive to order, I am really practical at the kitchen so it won't be a problem for me.
I don't like partying, I am a pub person. Drinking beer or wine with friends at the weekend is more like me.
I use my clothes or stuff until to the point I can not use them anymore, so shopping is not a thing for me either.
I go to barber every month, it took 15 mins for barber to cut my hair since all he does is using electric razor to cut my hair. (it is not a big deal to be precise)
Basically I am not an expensive person and my only concern is cleaning, since I am not really expert at cleaning. I don't know how it works in Estonia but a cleaning lady is coming to my house on a weekly basis and she gets done everything around house.

[Ertugrul_Kose]

Henri,

Thanks a lot !!! I really appreciated it.

That was precise and clear. I wasn't expecting Tallinn to be that cheap (assuming that, one is earning in EUR)

Just wow

Thank you