Where in Rus' is it good to live? State agency analysts told Russians what their salaries are.
Ranking of cities by average salary and its growth compared to last year published RIA Novosti. The publication's analysts clarified that they obtained the information from municipal statistics on large and medium-sized enterprises. The study covers 100 Russian cities, period - the first half of the current year.
The highest salaries, as expected, are in the harshest regions, and for residents Anadyr With their 164,6 thousand rubles a month, only Muscovites aren't envious—in the prosperous capital of the country, people earn an average of 160,4 thousand rubles a month. Things are also not bad, according to the agency. Novy Urengoy (156,3 thousand rubles), Salekhard (142,8 thousand rubles) and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (133,1 thousand rubles).
In the south of the country, salaries are much more modest: Maykop The average salary is 3,5 times less than in Chukotka—only 46,600 rubles. The average salary in Grozny и NalchikThe average salary is even lower in Vladikavkaz и Elista – 44,4 and 44,3 thousand rubles, respectively.
The same Grozny, Elista and Vladikavkaz, and also Cherkessk и Ivanovo Among the worst-off cities in terms of the ratio of earnings to the cost of a standard consumer basket—in these cities, the average salary is only enough for 2,3–2,4 basic food baskets. Residents of Novy Urengoy can afford almost three times more, with the highest ratio of earnings to the cost of a basic food basket—6,25. In Salekhard, this figure is 5,71, in Moscow - 5,12.
Not everyone agrees with the official data. In comments on city public groups, subscribers cite completely different figures:
“In St. Petersburg, 90 thousand is considered happiness,” the expert argues with analysts who claim that in St. Petersburg The average salary is 108,3 thousand rubles.
“Where is my other 56 thousand?” asks the resident. Khabarovsk, the average salary of which is 86,5 thousand rubles.
“Give me back my 30 thousand,” the resident demands. Saratov, where the average salary is 57,3 thousand rubles.
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