Cost of living comparison

Tyumen, Russia

compared to

Beijing, China

Beijing vs. Tyumen Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 48.5% more expensive than Tyumen.

Restaurants: pay 36.2% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 67.2% more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 45.8% more in Beijing
Housing: pay 64.3% more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.4% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 10.9% less in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Tyumen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.2% less for restaurants

	Tyumen	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.15 RUB608.71	$4.17 CN¥30.22	-41.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.08 RUB347.84	$5.57 CN¥40.29	+36.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 RUB140.35	$0.50 CN¥3.59	-69.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 RUB86.81	$0.31 CN¥2.24	-69.7%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 67.2% more for groceries

	Tyumen	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 RUB39.57	$1.43 CN¥10.38	+208.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 RUB344.21	$7.31 CN¥52.89	+80.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03 RUB257.85	$7.17 CN¥51.90	+136.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.29 RUB110.00	$1.74 CN¥12.58	+34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.69 RUB144.01	$1.53 CN¥11.08	-9.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 RUB51.67	$0.92 CN¥6.64	+51.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 RUB44.73	$0.71 CN¥5.15	+35.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 RUB55.86	$0.89 CN¥6.42	+35.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 RUB72.48	$0.58 CN¥4.22	-31.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 RUB20.51	$0.37 CN¥2.67	+53.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 RUB16.48	$0.47 CN¥3.41	+143.5%
Average			+67.2%

Tyumen vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.8% more for transportation

	Tyumen	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.06 RUB175.51	$4.36 CN¥31.56	+111.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.07 RUB1,539.17	$33.40 CN¥241.74	+84.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,725.50 RUB3,043,557.01	$20,872.18 CN¥151,087.44	-41.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.57 RUB304.36	$4.59 CN¥33.24	+28.5%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 64.3% more for housing

	Tyumen	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.43 RUB547.84	$13.28 CN¥96.16	+106.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.81 RUB36,957.48	$929.88 CN¥6,731.11	+114.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.93 RUB24,870.21	$492.44 CN¥3,564.64	+68.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.06 RUB5,286.93	$42.04 CN¥304.32	-32.3%
Average			+64.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Tyumen	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.63 RUB21,522.30	$763.49 CN¥5,526.70	+202.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,044.60 RUB1,026,113.50	$22,913.01 CN¥165,860.43	+90.2%
Average			+146.2%

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pay 63.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tyumen	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 RUB139.13	$1.11 CN¥8.06	-31.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.84 RUB156.40	$3.60 CN¥26.08	+96.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.25 RUB191.31	$3.48 CN¥25.18	+54.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.91 RUB2,888.66	$65.46 CN¥473.82	+93.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 RUB347.84	$8.35 CN¥60.43	+104.5%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 10.9% less for clothing

	Tyumen	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.20 RUB6,832.47	$62.65 CN¥453.54	-21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.53 RUB3,623.28	$34.69 CN¥251.09	-18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.63 RUB8,062.20	$83.45 CN¥604.09	-11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.14 RUB8,446.18	$107.64 CN¥779.15	+8.6%
Average			-10.9%

Tyumen vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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