Last update: Nov 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between London and Estonia

For one person, living is cheaper in Estonia: $1,716 a month against $4,048 in London, rent and utilities included – about $28,000 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

London, United Kingdom
Estonia
London
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
$4,048
/mo nomad
🇪🇪 Estonia
$1,716
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: London is 52.8% more expensive than Estonia without rent, and 135.9% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: London is 47.9% more expensive than Estonia without rent, and 118.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
London
Estonia
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$26.36 £19.59
$16.96 €15.10
55.42%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$109 £80.7
$76.9 €68.5
41.22%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.71 £7.96
$11.39 €10.14
-5.97%
Cappuccino
$5.59 £4.15
$4.13 €3.68
35.35%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.00 £2.23
$2.61 €2.32
14.94%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.22 £1.65
$2.45 €2.19
-9.39%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$9.65 £7.17
$5.63 €5.01
71.40%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$8.26 £6.14
$6.83 €6.08
20.94%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
London
Estonia
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.97 £1.46
$1.09 €0.97
80.73%
White Bread (500g)
$2.09 £1.55
$1.50 €1.33
39.33%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.59 £1.93
$2.69 €2.40
-3.72%
Eggs
$5.37 £3.99
$3.14 €2.79
71.02%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.12 £9.75
$11.34 €10.10
15.70%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$11.03 £8.20
$9.07 €8.08
21.61%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.73 £13.17
$22.48 €20.01
-21.13%
Apples (1kg)
$3.17 £2.36
$2.09 €1.86
51.67%
Banana (1kg)
$1.38 £1.03
$1.47 €1.31
-6.12%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.82 £2.10
$2.46 €2.19
14.63%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.36 £2.50
$2.84 €2.53
18.31%
Potato (1kg)
$1.70 £1.26
$0.83 €0.74
104.82%
Onion (1kg)
$1.78 £1.32
$0.87 €0.77
104.60%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.49 £1.11
$2.01 €1.79
-25.87%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.82 £1.35
$1.04 €0.93
75.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$23.85 £17.72
$6.64 €5.91
259.19%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.44 £9.98
$10.18 €9.07
32.02%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.11 £2.31
$1.97 €1.76
57.87%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.49 £3.34
$2.18 €1.95
105.96%
🚌 Getting Around
London
Estonia
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.13 £3.07
$2.30 €2.05
79.57%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$266 £198
$33.51 €29.84
693.73%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.98 £4.44
$3.56 €3.17
67.98%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.39 £2.52
$1.10 €0.98
208.18%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$56.6 £42.03
$26.98 €24.02
109.60%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.21 £1.64
$1.96 €1.74
12.76%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.3K £28.4K
$27.5K €24.5K
39.09%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.0K £30.5K
$30.3K €27.0K
35.49%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
Estonia
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$372 £277
$310 €276
20.16%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.66 £13.87
$17.56 €15.63
6.26%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.53 £30.12
$32.12 €28.60
26.18%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
London
Estonia
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$56.0 £41.63
$47.98 €42.72
16.76%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.10 £12.71
$37.07 €33.01
-53.87%
Cinema Ticket
$17.95 £13.34
$11.11 €9.89
61.57%
🧸 Childcare & Education
London
Estonia
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$2,946 £2,189
$519 €462
468.03%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$47.6K £35.4K
$11.6K €10.3K
310.13%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
London
Estonia
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$116 £86.4
$109 €96.6
7.10%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$56.9 £42.28
$52.5 €46.79
8.30%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$128 £95.1
$105 €93.6
21.75%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$154 £114
$124 €110
24.54%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
London
Estonia
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,935 £2,182
$660 €588
344.85%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,258 £1,678
$479 €426
371.48%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$5,250 £3,901
$1,226 €1,092
328.23%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$3,859 £2,868
$854 €760
351.84%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$17.2K £12.8K
$4,011 €3,572
328.39%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$8,278 £6,152
$2,893 €2,576
186.18%
💵 Salaries & Financials
London
Estonia
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$5,621 £4,177
$1,998 €1,779
181.38%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.78
3.68
29.89%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for London: November 1, 2026

Last update for Estonia: November 1, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
London
$2.3K
Estonia
$479 78.8% $1.8K
Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
$432
Estonia
$360 16.7% $72
Eating Out
London
$396
Estonia
$281 28.9% $114
Groceries & Markets
London
$360
Estonia
$299 17.1% $62
Getting Around
London
$305
Estonia
$52 83% $254
Clothing & Footwear
London
$205
Estonia
$175 14.3% $29
Sport & Entertainment
London
$92
Estonia
$70 23.6% $22
Good to know
🇬🇧 London
🇪🇪 Estonia
🕒 Local time
05:34 5:34 AM
07:34 7:34 AM
2 h ahead of London
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👥 Population
8,908,083 Capital
1,374,687
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