Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Japan

Kobe vs. Tyumen Cost of Living Summary

Kobe is 24.0% more expensive than Tyumen.

Restaurants: pay 17.0% less in Kobe
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Kobe
Transportation: pay 36.7% more in Kobe
Housing: pay 21.3% more in Kobe
Childcare: pay 57.1% more in Kobe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% less in Kobe
Clothing: pay 62.9% less in Kobe

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

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Kobe vs. Tyumen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.0% less for restaurants

	Tyumen	Kobe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$7.59 ¥1,200	-35.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.37 RUB443.67	$4.87 ¥770	-9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 RUB98.84	$1.17 ¥184	-2.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 RUB31.66	$0.60 ¥95	+56.9%
Average			-17.0%

Tyumen vs. Kobe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Tyumen	Kobe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 RUB56.39	$1.29 ¥204	+89.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.52 RUB456.24	$6.33 ¥1,000	+14.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10 RUB339.07	$5.78 ¥913	+40.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.44 RUB118.70	$2.05 ¥325	+43.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 RUB193.65	$3.16 ¥499	+34.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 RUB73.07	$3.53 ¥558	+299.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RUB63.57	$1.36 ¥215	+77.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RUB54.07	$2.28 ¥360	+247.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 RUB99.26	$3.54 ¥559	+194.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 RUB23.97	$1.72 ¥272	+493.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB20.96	$1.58 ¥249	+522.3%
Average			+140.8%

Tyumen vs. Kobe - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.7% more for transportation

	Tyumen	Kobe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 RUB255.41	$4.10 ¥648	+32.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.98 RUB2,394.66	$63.27 ¥9,997	+118.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,923.62 RUB3M	$20,061.49 ¥3M	-40.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.89 RUB404.04	$28.47 ¥4,499	+482.2%
Average			+36.7%

Tyumen vs. Kobe - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.3% more for housing

	Tyumen	Kobe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.97 RUB906.68	$31.16 ¥4,923	+184.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$604.39 RUB49,941.25	$687.49 ¥109K	+13.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$403.57 RUB33,347.87	$463.95 ¥73,311	+15.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.02 RUB7,355.75	$111.27 ¥17,583	+25.0%
Average			+21.3%

Tyumen vs. Kobe - Cost of housing

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pay 57.1% more for childcare

	Tyumen	Kobe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$221.67 RUB18,317.16	$322.65 ¥50,984	+45.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,626.32 RUB300K	$6,149.41 ¥972K	+69.6%
Average			+57.1%

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pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Tyumen	Kobe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 RUB314.15	$2.06 ¥326	-45.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.92 RUB323.81	$2.34 ¥370	-40.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.81 RUB231.99	$3.48 ¥550	+23.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.26 RUB4,813.69	$46.39 ¥7,331	-20.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.61 RUB546.13	$11.39 ¥1,799	+72.3%
Average			-11.7%

Tyumen vs. Kobe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 62.9% less for clothing

	Tyumen	Kobe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$131.60 RUB10,874.30	$50.30 ¥7,948	-61.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$94.52 RUB7,810.17	$25.31 ¥3,999	-73.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$146.80 RUB12,130.65	$45.97 ¥7,264	-68.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.35 RUB9,118.31	$65.37 ¥10,330	-40.8%
Average			-62.9%

Tyumen vs. Kobe - Cost of clothing

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