Cost of living comparison

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Tyumen vs. Amherst Cost of Living Summary

Tyumen is 52.8% cheaper than Amherst.

Restaurants
pay 48.7% less in Tyumen
Groceries
pay 59.2% less in Tyumen
Transportation
pay 16.4% less in Tyumen
Housing
pay 67.2% less in Tyumen
Childcare
pay 82.2% less in Tyumen
Entertainment and Sports
pay 42.8% less in Tyumen
Clothing
pay 84.6% more in Tyumen

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Tyumen. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Tyumen.

Tyumen vs. Amherst Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tyumen instead of Amherst, you would:

pay 48.7% less for restaurants

 
Amherst
Tyumen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$11.70
RUB939.35
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.00
 
$5.37
RUB431.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.65
 
$1.20
RUB96.05

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pay 59.2% less for groceries

 
Amherst
Tyumen
Bread
1 loaf
$3.27
 
$0.68
RUB54.80
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.27
 
$5.52
RUB443.37
Milk (1 gallon) $3.94
 
$4.10
RUB329.50

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pay 16.4% less for transportation

 
Amherst
Tyumen
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.64
 
$3.09
RUB248.21
Monthly public transit pass $28.00
 
$28.98
RUB2,327.13
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,344.34
 
$33,923.62
RUB3M

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pay 67.2% less for housing

 
Amherst
Tyumen
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$89.37
 
$10.97
RUB881.11
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,825.00
 
$604.39
RUB48,532.83
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,333.33
 
$403.57
RUB32,407.41

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pay 82.2% less for childcare

 
Amherst
Tyumen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,493.75
 
$221.67
RUB17,800.59
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,000.00
 
$3,626.32
RUB291K

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pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Amherst
Tyumen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.00
 
$3.80
RUB305.29
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.75
 
$3.92
RUB314.68
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.50
 
$2.81
RUB225.44

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pay 84.6% more for clothing

 
Amherst
Tyumen
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.00
 
$131.60
RUB10,567.63
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.77
 
$94.52
RUB7,589.91
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.00
 
$146.80
RUB11,788.55

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