Cost of living comparison

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Tyumen vs. Durham Cost of Living Summary

Tyumen is 51.3% cheaper than Durham.

Restaurants
pay 45.7% less in Tyumen
Groceries
pay 61.6% less in Tyumen
Transportation
pay 7.8% less in Tyumen
Housing
pay 65.3% less in Tyumen
Childcare
pay 85.8% less in Tyumen
Entertainment and Sports
pay 29.5% less in Tyumen
Clothing
pay 80.3% 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. Durham Cost Breakdown

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

pay 45.7% less for restaurants

 
Durham
Tyumen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.50
 
$11.70
RUB939.35
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
 
$5.37
RUB431.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.11
 
$1.20
RUB96.05

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pay 61.6% less for groceries

 
Durham
Tyumen
Bread
1 loaf
$4.82
 
$0.68
RUB54.80
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.61
 
$5.52
RUB443.37
Milk (1 gallon) $4.36
 
$4.10
RUB329.50

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pay 7.8% less for transportation

 
Durham
Tyumen
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.76
 
$3.09
RUB248.21
Monthly public transit pass $25.00
 
$28.98
RUB2,327.13
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,535.00
 
$33,923.62
RUB3M

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pay 65.3% less for housing

 
Durham
Tyumen
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$70.83
 
$10.97
RUB881.11
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,723.33
 
$604.39
RUB48,532.83
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,227.50
 
$403.57
RUB32,407.41

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pay 85.8% less for childcare

 
Durham
Tyumen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,565.89
 
$221.67
RUB17,800.59
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $3,626.32
RUB291K

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pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Durham
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
$8.00
 
$2.81
RUB225.44

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pay 80.3% more for clothing

 
Durham
Tyumen
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.00
 
$131.60
RUB10,567.63
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.67
 
$94.52
RUB7,589.91
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.75
 
$146.80
RUB11,788.55

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