Cost of living comparison

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Tyumen vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Tyumen is 16.6% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants
pay 2.4 times more in Tyumen
Groceries
pay 0.5% less in Tyumen
Transportation
pay 19.4% more in Tyumen
Housing
pay 9.0% less in Tyumen
Childcare
pay 35.0% less in Tyumen
Entertainment and Sports
pay 18.8% less in Tyumen
Clothing
pay 22.2% more in Tyumen

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

Tyumen vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Beijing
Tyumen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.21
CN¥29.06
$11.91
RUB908.63
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.91
CN¥33.90
$5.96
RUB454.31
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
CN¥3.31
$1.02
RUB77.96

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pay 0.5% less for groceries

 
Beijing
Tyumen
Bread
1 loaf
$1.71
CN¥11.79
$0.71
RUB54.34
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.47
CN¥51.60
$6.00
RUB458.01
Milk (1 gallon) $6.64
CN¥45.89
$3.79
RUB289.23

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pay 19.4% more for transportation

 
Beijing
Tyumen
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.21
CN¥29.09
$2.62
RUB200.14
Monthly public transit pass $31.54
CN¥217.93
$22.87
RUB1,744.57
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,225.66
CN¥126K
$46,339.45
RUB4M

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pay 9.0% less for housing

 
Beijing
Tyumen
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.93
CN¥89.34
$7.20
RUB548.81
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $935.23
CN¥6,461.20
$603.07
RUB45,999.34
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $504.41
CN¥3,484.76
$377.23
RUB28,773.25

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pay 35.0% less for childcare

 
Beijing
Tyumen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $710.76
CN¥4,910.42
$385.17
RUB29,379.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,242.73
CN¥161K
$17,630.44
RUB1M

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pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Beijing
Tyumen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
CN¥7.75
$1.40
RUB106.76
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.90
CN¥20.05
$2.42
RUB184.75
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.21
CN¥29.06
$2.98
RUB227.16

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pay 22.2% more for clothing

 
Beijing
Tyumen
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$62.30
CN¥430.41
$71.95
RUB5,488.12
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.37
CN¥251.29
$46.16
RUB3,520.94
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.74
CN¥564.72
$104.23
RUB7,950.50

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026
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