Cost of Living Comparison Between Scarborough and Tartu Cost of Living Comparison Between Scarborough and Tartu

😐 Solo nomad: Scarborough is 12.4% more expensive than Tartu without rent, and 23.8% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Scarborough is 13.9% more expensive than Tartu without rent, and 12.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Scarborough
Tartu
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$14.56 £10.71
$17.17 €14.83
-15.20%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$70.6 £52
$70.1 €60.5
0.76%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.13 £7.45
$9.94 €8.58
1.91%
Cappuccino
$4.45 £3.28
$3.63 €3.14
22.59%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.09 £1.54
$2.5 €2.16
-16.40%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1 £0.74
$2.81 €2.42
-64.41%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.88 £4.33
$5.32 €4.6
10.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.7 £3.46
$5.66 €4.88
-16.96%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Scarborough
Tartu
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.52 £1.12
$1.25 €1.08
21.60%
White Bread (500g)
$1.71 £1.26
$1.47 €1.27
16.33%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.56 £1.88
$2.37 €2.04
8.02%
Eggs
$3.72 £2.74
$2.82 €2.43
31.91%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.49 £6.99
$12.52 €10.81
-24.20%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.25 £6.07
$8.66 €7.48
-4.73%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.77 £7.19
$11.34 €9.79
-13.84%
Apples (1kg)
$3.23 £2.37
$1.89 €1.63
70.90%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 £1.05
$1.62 €1.4
-11.73%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.45 £1.07
$2.37 €2.05
-38.82%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.16 £1.59
$2.4 €2.07
-10.00%
Potato (1kg)
$1.19 £0.87
$1 €0.87
19.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.5 £1.11
$1.1 €0.95
36.36%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.04 £0.77
$2.1 €1.81
-50.48%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.73 £1.27
$1.04 €0.9
66.35%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$11.55 £8.5
$6.5 €5.61
77.69%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.63 £7.83
$10.63 €9.18
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.69 £1.98
$1.94 €1.68
38.66%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.66 £1.95
$2.17 €1.87
22.58%
🚌 Getting Around
Scarborough
Tartu
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.19 £2.35
$1.76 €1.52
81.25%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$93.4 £68.7
$30.22 €26.1
208.97%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.37 £3.22
$3.42 €2.96
27.78%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.15 £0.85
$0.73 €0.63
57.53%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$16.58 £12.2
$19.97 €17.24
-16.98%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.98 £1.46
$1.88 €1.63
5.32%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.1K £26.6K
$29.4K €25.4K
22.55%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40K £29.4K
$30.8K €26.6K
29.92%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Scarborough
Tartu
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$278 £205
$272 €235
2.17%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.1 £11.85
$23.1 €19.94
-30.30%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$34.35 £25.28
$35.57 €30.71
-3.43%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Scarborough
Tartu
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$33.46 £24.62
$49.14 €42.43
-31.91%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$13.01 £9.58
$31.63 €27.31
-58.87%
Cinema Ticket
$11.13 £8.19
$11.37 €9.81
-2.11%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Scarborough
Tartu
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,674 £1,232
$118 €102
1315.60%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$18.5K £13.6K
$8,098 €6,992
128.83%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Scarborough
Tartu
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$67.7 £49.8
$121 €104
-43.91%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$37.17 £27.35
$39.38 €34
-5.61%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$110 £81.3
$99.3 €85.8
11.24%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.8 £65.4
$109 €94.4
-18.77%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Scarborough
Tartu
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$867 £638
$676 €584
28.30%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$854 £629
$439 €379
94.60%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,593 £1,173
$1,098 €948
45.06%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,241 £913
$795 €687
56.09%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,911 €3,377
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,614 €2,257
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Scarborough
Tartu
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,072 £1,525
$1,776 €1,534
16.66%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.45
4.3
26.74%

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Last update for Scarborough: October 28, 2025

Last update for Tartu: October 29, 2025

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