Cost of living comparison

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Tyumen vs. Jonesboro Cost of Living Summary

Tyumen is 40.5% cheaper than Jonesboro.

Restaurants
pay 56.8% less in Tyumen
Groceries
pay 46.1% less in Tyumen
Transportation
pay 9.6% less in Tyumen
Housing
pay 53.0% less in Tyumen
Childcare
pay 64.9% less in Tyumen
Entertainment and Sports
pay 22.0% less in Tyumen
Clothing
pay 79.2% more in Tyumen

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

Tyumen vs. Jonesboro Cost Breakdown

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

pay 56.8% less for restaurants

 
Jonesboro
Tyumen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $27.50
 
$11.70
RUB939.35
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.50
 
$5.37
RUB431.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
 
$1.20
RUB96.05

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pay 46.1% less for groceries

 
Jonesboro
Tyumen
Bread
1 loaf
$3.35
 
$0.68
RUB54.80
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.41
 
$5.52
RUB443.37
Milk (1 gallon) $4.20
 
$4.10
RUB329.50

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pay 9.6% less for transportation

 
Jonesboro
Tyumen
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.13
 
$3.09
RUB248.21
Monthly public transit pass $30.00
 
$28.98
RUB2,327.13
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,706.75
 
$33,923.62
RUB3M

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pay 53.0% less for housing

 
Jonesboro
Tyumen
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.50
 
$10.97
RUB881.11
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,148.75
 
$604.39
RUB48,532.83
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $868.33
 
$403.57
RUB32,407.41

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pay 64.9% less for childcare

 
Jonesboro
Tyumen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $766.67
 
$221.67
RUB17,800.59
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,500.00
 
$3,626.32
RUB291K

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pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Jonesboro
Tyumen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.50
 
$3.80
RUB305.29
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.04
 
$3.92
RUB314.68
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.25
 
$2.81
RUB225.44

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pay 79.2% more for clothing

 
Jonesboro
Tyumen
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$63.59
 
$131.60
RUB10,567.63
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.67
 
$94.52
RUB7,589.91
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$78.75
 
$146.80
RUB11,788.55

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