The problem, long known to everyone, is the difference between the incomes of the population in different cities of Russia. According to statistics, the wages of the leading regions are almost 3 times higher than those of the outsider regions.
This is evidenced by recent research by RIA Novosti, obtained by the company in the 1st half of 2018. Based on this data, our ranking of the lowest and highest salaries in Russian cities.
In their research, to determine the rating, RIA Novosti used the ratio of the average wage and the cost of consumption. One such minimum set averages 22.8 thousand rubles. This amount of money, according to experts, is needed to live in our country.
Top 5 Russian cities with the highest salaries
5. Moscow and the region - 67,700 rubles.
Oddly enough, our capital Moscow and its region occupy the last place in our rating. The average resident of this city receives 67.7 thousand rubles, which is almost 7 times higher than the subsistence minimum established by the state, and 2.97 times more than the minimum set. Its value is 11 160 rubles. And this is only the 5th place in the ranking! Moscow is also among the best cities in Russia in terms of living standards, second only to Tyumen.
4. Khanty-Mansiysk - 70,500 rubles.
The regional city of the northern part of the country, Khanty-Mansiysk, took the 4th line in our rating. Khanty residents, on average, earn 3.09 times the standard consumer wage. This means that in kind this number is 70.5 thousand rubles.
3. Surgut - 73,000 rubles.
The three leaders include the city of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug Surgut. The average worker in the northern oil capital of Russia earns 73 thousand rubles a month, which is 3.2 consumer set. However, the city is famous for its harsh and cold climate. In summer, the average temperature here does not rise above +18 degrees Celsius.
2. Salekhard - 81,000 rubles.
Salekhard is the only city located on the Arctic Circle, occupies the 2nd line of our rating. Local residents have long been accustomed to the weather conditions of the YAMAO administrative center. The average salary in this city is equal to 3.55 minimum consumer wages and amounts to 80.9 thousand rubles. Salekhard is known for its masters in reindeer husbandry, animal husbandry and fishing.
1. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - 81,500 rubles.
The first and honorable place is given to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - a city in the Far East of the Russian Federation with a small population of only 200,000 people. Despite this, the economy of the regional center is very well developed. There are world players in the energy, oil and food industries here. The average net salary of an ordinary resident of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is 81.7 thousand rubles and exceeds the standard consumer wage by 3.58 times.
Top 5 Russian cities with the lowest salaries
5. Nalchik - 34,500 rubles.
The capital of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Nalchik, starts the top 5 lowest salaries in our rating. It is famous for having the honorary title of "City of Military Glory". Despite this, the average salary of residents is 1.52 of the average consumer set.
4. Makhachkala - 34,000 rubles.
Makhachkala is not far from Nalchik and took 4th place in the ranking of the lowest salaries. This is a really warm city on the shores of the Caspian Sea, in summer the temperature can rise to +40 degrees Celsius. The economic engine of the city is the forestry, defense, fish processing and metallurgical industries. The average salary of the townspeople is 1.50 part of the set. Recall that Makhachkala this year headed rating of the worst cities in Russia in terms of living standards.
3. Cherkessk - 33,500 rubles.
The third place in the ranking of the lowest salaries goes to the capital of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Cherkessk. A city whose economic prosperity depends on its mechanical engineering, food and processing industries. Here, the average hard worker makes 1.47 sets.
2. Sevastopol - 32,000 rubles.
The next in the ranking is the recently acquired Sevastopol - the "Hero City" immortalized by its glory. It is here that the main naval base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet is located. Residents here receive 1.41 from the consumer set. The recent transition of the Crimean peninsula to Russia has not yet completely stabilized the city's economic development.
1. Mines - 30,000 rubles.
And, finally, the lowest average wages, according to RIA Novosti research, go to the city of Shakhty in the Rostov region. It is located just 26 kilometers from Ukraine and 35 kilometers from the Don River. The city's economy is supported by the machine-building, coal, gas and oil industries. Statistics showed that an ordinary resident of the city of Shakhty earns on average 30,000 rubles, or 1.32 of the standard.
