✦ Cost of living
Estonia
National taxes, visas and economy — plus every city we track in Estonia.
The cost of living in Estonia averages 76 on our index (a typical US city = 100) — about 24% cheaper. A one-bedroom rent runs roughly $800/mo and the top income-tax rate is 22%. The average net salary is about $1,500/mo.
- Currency
- Euro (€ EUR)
- Languages
- Estonian
- Capital
- Tallinn
- Driving
- Right-hand side
- Power
- F · 230V
▤ Taxes
22%
Income tax
flat
22%
VAT / sales
20%
Corporate
$1,500
Avg net salary
per month
$41,019
Avg annual wage
per year · OECD (PPP)
$1,097
Minimum wage
per month · Eurostat 2026
78.9 yr
Life expectancy
World Bank 2024
Estonian-style corporate tax — levied only on distributed profit.
✈ Visas & residency
Pioneer of the Digital Nomad Visa and e-Residency; a simple, digital-first system.
✈ Schengen 90/180 for many passports.
The original DNV (2020); remote workers, €4,500/mo.
Run an EU company remotely — not a residence permit.
❖ Cities in Estonia
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