Cost of living comparison

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Tyumen vs. Johnson City Cost of Living Summary

Tyumen is 42.6% cheaper than Johnson City.

Restaurants
pay 42.4% less in Tyumen
Groceries
pay 57.8% less in Tyumen
Transportation
pay 17.3% less in Tyumen
Housing
pay 51.1% less in Tyumen
Childcare
pay 78.6% less in Tyumen
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.5% less in Tyumen
Clothing
pay 2.1 times more in Tyumen

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

Tyumen vs. Johnson City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tyumen instead of Johnson City, you would:

pay 42.4% less for restaurants

 
Johnson City
Tyumen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.00
 
$11.70
RUB939.35
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
 
$5.37
RUB431.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.90
 
$1.20
RUB96.05

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pay 57.8% less for groceries

 
Johnson City
Tyumen
Bread
1 loaf
$3.86
 
$0.68
RUB54.80
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.67
 
$5.52
RUB443.37
Milk (1 gallon) $3.80
 
$4.10
RUB329.50

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pay 17.3% less for transportation

 
Johnson City
Tyumen
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.24
 
$3.09
RUB248.21
Monthly public transit pass $37.50
 
$28.98
RUB2,327.13
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,000.00
 
$33,923.62
RUB3M

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pay 51.1% less for housing

 
Johnson City
Tyumen
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$62.50
 
$10.97
RUB881.11
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,100.00
 
$604.39
RUB48,532.83
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $919.80
 
$403.57
RUB32,407.41

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pay 78.6% less for childcare

 
Johnson City
Tyumen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,208.33
 
$221.67
RUB17,800.59
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,500.00
 
$3,626.32
RUB291K

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pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Johnson City
Tyumen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.00
 
$3.80
RUB305.29
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.17
 
$3.92
RUB314.68
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.95
 
$2.81
RUB225.44

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

 
Johnson City
Tyumen
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$37.50
 
$131.60
RUB10,567.63
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$31.25
 
$94.52
RUB7,589.91
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.80
 
$146.80
RUB11,788.55

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