Does Estonia have discount supermarket chains like Aldi and Lidl?

Does Estonia have discount supermarket chains like Aldi and Lidl?

11/21/2019 11:21:43 PM

Food is taxed arguably high in Estonia at 20% (law reference in Estonian) compared to the EU average of 5-6% (source in Estonian). This means it’s a recurring discussion both politically and in news coverage.

This coverage (in Estonian) from September 2019 gives the following lineup for a sample purchase of ~50 items (shown at the bottom of the article):

Graph of summed purchase prices
(All rights reserved to the source, Delfi.)

The prices in brackets are with the given shop’s loyalty card.
Given the above, your current best option would be on average: Grossi, followed by Coop with loyalty, followed by Maxima.

Since you’re located in the historic centre, you might have to default to Rimi as the cheaper shops don’t usually operate too close to the centre due to high rents.

11/21/2019 5:22:51 PM

Rimi is a Norwegian budget supermarket with branches in Estonia, but I am not sure how the prices compare to other grocery stores.

There are at least three Rimi stores in Tallinn’s old town, so they may be worth looking into.

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