Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Australia

Melbourne vs. Tyumen Cost of Living Summary

Melbourne is 2.4 times more expensive than Tyumen.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Melbourne
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Melbourne
Transportation: pay 92.6% more in Melbourne
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Melbourne
Childcare: pay 9.4 times more in Melbourne
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.3% more in Melbourne
Clothing: pay 25.1% less in Melbourne

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Melbourne are more expensive than in Tyumen. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Melbourne.

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Melbourne vs. Tyumen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Tyumen	Melbourne
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB996.18	$17.41 A$24.92	+48.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.37 RUB457.25	$12.27 A$17.56	+128.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 RUB101.86	$3.10 A$4.44	+159.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 RUB32.62	$2.49 A$3.56	+549.7%
Average			+111.8%

Tyumen vs. Melbourne - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Tyumen	Melbourne
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 RUB58.11	$2.93 A$4.20	+329.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.52 RUB470.20	$5.24 A$7.51	-5.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10 RUB349.44	$5.80 A$8.31	+41.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.44 RUB122.33	$5.48 A$7.85	+281.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 RUB199.57	$4.44 A$6.35	+89.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 RUB75.31	$1.84 A$2.63	+108.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RUB65.52	$1.38 A$1.98	+80.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RUB55.73	$1.44 A$2.06	+120.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 RUB102.30	$2.14 A$3.07	+78.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 RUB24.70	$1.36 A$1.95	+370.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB21.60	$1.14 A$1.63	+349.8%
Average			+136.5%

Tyumen vs. Melbourne - Cost of groceries

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pay 92.6% more for transportation

	Tyumen	Melbourne
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 RUB263.22	$5.46 A$7.82	+76.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.98 RUB2,467.93	$139.25 A$199.38	+380.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,923.62 RUB3M	$28,538.88 A$40,863.23	-15.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.89 RUB416.40	$15.56 A$22.28	+218.2%
Average			+92.6%

Tyumen vs. Melbourne - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Tyumen	Melbourne
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.97 RUB934.42	$56.47 A$80.85	+414.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$604.39 RUB51,469.29	$1,726.11 A$2,471.52	+185.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$403.57 RUB34,368.20	$1,405.75 A$2,012.82	+248.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.02 RUB7,580.81	$176.73 A$253.05	+98.5%
Average			+201.5%

Tyumen vs. Melbourne - Cost of housing

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pay 9.4 times more for childcare

	Tyumen	Melbourne
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$221.67 RUB18,877.61	$2,374.95 A$3,400.55	+971.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,626.32 RUB309K	$29,879.04 A$42,782.12	+723.9%
Average			+839.6%

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pay 90.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tyumen	Melbourne
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 RUB323.76	$9.75 A$13.96	+156.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.92 RUB333.72	$4.02 A$5.75	+2.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.81 RUB239.08	$44.55 A$63.79	+1486.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.26 RUB4,960.98	$50.38 A$72.14	-13.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.61 RUB562.84	$15.32 A$21.93	+131.8%
Average			+90.3%

Tyumen vs. Melbourne - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 25.1% less for clothing

	Tyumen	Melbourne
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$131.60 RUB11,207.02	$80.23 A$114.87	-39.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$94.52 RUB8,049.13	$49.88 A$71.43	-47.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$146.80 RUB12,501.81	$119.33 A$170.86	-18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.35 RUB9,397.30	$132.46 A$189.66	+20.0%
Average			-25.1%

Tyumen vs. Melbourne - Cost of clothing

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