Examples of grocery prices in Tallinn (Estonia) and Helsinki (Finland)

Jiaorong Fan
TalTech Blog
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3 min readOct 21, 2020

Foreigners who want to study or work live in Estonia may wonder how much they need to spend on daily products. For example, how much does it cost to buy bread in Estonia? How many stuffs can one euro buy in Tallinn? Compared with other European countries, prices in Estonia are very reasonable. There are some comparisons about food prices in Tallinn and Finland (Helsinki). If you are curious about stuffs prices in Estonia, hopefully, it could give you some clues.

The price of bread in Estonia and Finland

Tallinn

  • A large loaf of bread is worth 0,70 EUR
  • Baguette 1,2 EUR
  • Bread sliced from 0,40 EUR
  • Buns, puffs and various pastries about 0,50–1 EUR per piece

Helsinki

  • Baguette 0,75–1,20 EUR
  • Croissant 0,85 EUR
  • Baking 3 EUR

Dairy products in Estonia and Finland

Tallinn

  • Milk 0,60–0,80 EUR per liter 2.5%
  • sour cream 0,70 EUR for 250 g
  • Organic curds 5,2 EUR per kg.
  • Kefir from 0,60–0,85 EUR per liter 2.5%
  • Butter 82% 1,2–2 EUR for 200gr
  • Active yoghurt, fruttis 1,5–1,6 EUR for 4 pieces of 120gr
  • Fruit yoghurt of Estonian origin 1,2 EUR for 400 grams
  • Bank of condensed milk 1,5 EUR

Helsinki

  • Active yoghurt 4 pcs of 125 grams. 1,6 EUR
  • Local yoghurt 250gr. 0,95 EUR
  • Milk 1l. 0,90–1,25 EUR

Meat and fish

Tallinn

  • Fresh beef from 6,2 EUR per kg.
  • Frozen beef from 4,8 EUR
  • Minced meat 2,5–4,4 EUR per kg.
  • pork neck 5 EUR
  • Chicken Breasts 5,4 EUR
  • Chicken Thigh 3,6 EUR
  • Whole chicken 3,7 EUR
  • Fresh fish 6–17 EUR per kg
  • Salted trout 2,9 EUR per 100 gr

Helsinki (price per 1 kg.)

  • Beef 20–25 EUR
  • Minced beef 15 EUR
  • Pork neck 10 EUR
  • Chicken Breasts 8 EUR
  • Fish fillets 17–30 EUR
  • Salmon fillets 22–26 EUR
  • Salaka fish 9,5 EUR

Prices of vegetables

Tallinn

  • Potatoes 0,25–1,35 EUR per kg.
  • Bow 0,70 EUR
  • White cabbage 0,45–0,70 EUR per kg.
  • Broccoli 2,1 EUR per kg.
  • Brussels sprouts 4,3 EUR per kg.
  • Cucumbers from 1,1–2,6 EUR per kg.
  • Mushroom mushrooms 2,6 EUR
  • Yellow pepper ~ 2.29 per kg.Ginger 3,4 EUR per kg.
  • Red tomatoes 1,7 EUR per kg

Helsinki

  • Blueberries, cranberries 8 EUR
  • Raspberry 6 EUR per half liter
  • Finnish apples 5 EUR
  • Dried mushrooms 4–8 EUR per liter
  • Cauliflower 6 EUR
  • Pumpkin 5 EUR
  • Onions 3 EUR
  • Carrots 3 EUR
  • Potato 4–5 EUR
  • Sea-buckthorn juice 05l. 10 EUR

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