Lately, all you hear is that everything is bad in one Russian city, then in another. However, Russian experts Department of Sociology, Financial University do not like empty words. They analyzed the living standards of Russians from 38 largest megacities over the past year, and made rating of cities by living standards in 2018.
When compiling the list, the experts relied on Rosstat data, and studied the opinion of ordinary citizens about their standard of living.
The cities were assessed according to several parameters:
- the willingness of citizens to move to another region;
- migration indicators;
- the development of the social sphere, which includes medicine, utilities, as well as the availability of educational services and their types;
- how many emergency housing and new buildings in the city;
- are the roads good in the city;
- whether the townspeople are satisfied with important areas of life.
10. Orenburg
An ancient and beautiful Russian city, which currently has the best developed industries related to the extraction and processing of gas, mechanical engineering and metal processing.
It is a leader in terms of service to the housing stock and healthcare, besides, it has the highest quality roads and intensive construction of new ones.
9. Novosibirsk
Siberian city with the status of an urban district. Its population is constantly increasing due to the influx of people from the suburbs.
There are many places for cultural recreation in Novosibirsk, including the Philharmonic Society, the Opera and Ballet Theater, the Planetarium and the Sun Museum. However, the sun in the city itself is not enough, so Novosibirsk may not be suitable for people prone to depression. The townspeople complain about the twilight weather, which is often accompanied by rain.
The state of the city roads is poor, there are many holes on them. However, this is the state of the roads in almost every corner of Russia.
8. Krasnoyarsk
Another Siberian city with a population of one million. It has well-developed industries such as mechanical engineering, non-ferrous metallurgy and hydropower.
The townspeople, according to visitors, are very friendly, but the city itself is full of "exhaust", not only automobile but also industrial.
There are a lot of beautiful new buildings in Krasnoyarsk, the construction of which is proceeding at a rapid pace.
7. Yekaterinburg
This ancient city is the largest transport interchange in Russia, which connects the north and south, east and west of the country.
In addition, it is one of the the largest cities by population in the Russian Federation... Now the city is being actively built and improved, preparing for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Roads are regularly repaired and expanded (although traffic jams on them are as long as in Moscow), there are many beautiful sights and museums, for example, the Vladimir Vysotsky Museum.
However, there is a lot of dirt and, especially, dust in Yekaterinburg.
6. Chelyabinsk
The city of harsh people is famous for its developed industry and is the center of the South Urals.
Of the important negative aspects of living in the city, you can abolish the low salary - on average, it is below 30 thousand rubles.
On the positive side: the city authorities are focusing on improving the environment, developing roads and scientific progress.There are few traffic jams in the city, although there is a lot of transport, there are enough picturesque places and lakes, but there is an obvious shortage of new buildings and developers.
5. St. Petersburg
The first five best cities in Russia in terms of quality of life are opened by the Northern Capital, known for its unique climate and courtesy of local residents. The educational system and medicine are developed here, and the historic city center is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
In St. Petersburg, as the metropolis is informally called by the townspeople and guests themselves, many young people come from other cities. Many of yesterday's students add to the list of permanent residents of the city. And utility bills in St. Petersburg are one of the lowest in Russia.
4. Krasnodar
This is one of the main economic centers in Russia. Over 1300 Krasnodar enterprises employ over 120 thousand people.
The most important spheres are food production, instrument making and metalworking, production of tobacco, clothing, construction and knitted goods.
New neighborhoods in the city are being built very quickly. But they still do not keep up with the number of people wishing to move to Krasnodar.
3. Kazan
A unique city in which Muslim and Orthodox cultures are closely intertwined. However, they do not interfere with each other.
The city dwellers have a very high level of life satisfaction - it was 96%. And in Kazan, education is very developed, because it houses one of the oldest universities in the country.
Developed infrastructure, beautiful architecture, low food prices, respect for elders - this is not a complete list of the advantages of living in Kazan.
Among the disadvantages: the average salary is about 25 thousand rubles, rudeness on the roads is often found, and the movement is chaotic (the driver can drive on a red one, do not turn on the turn signal, etc.). Because of this, traffic jams often occur.
2.Moscow
Surprisingly, the capital of Russian cities only got second place in the top 10 cities with the highest living standards in 2018. Living in it is not cheap, but very interesting, and the average salary, according to the Moscow State Statistics Service, in 2017 was 67,899 rubles.
New housing is constantly being built in Moscow, and 70% of city dwellers declare that they are completely satisfied with their living conditions. But traffic jams are already causing traditional condemnation.
1. Tyumen
Here it is, the best city for the quality of life in Russia. There are 15 higher institutions in it, which train future specialists in 120 specialties. And thanks to active oil and gas production, a large number of scientific organizations have appeared in Tyumen.
In the opinion of the interviewed townspeople, everything is in order in the city with the level of education, and with the work of public utilities, and with the road construction industry.
About Orenburg generally written crap. What the fuck are "quality roads" ??? An acquaintance recently fell into a hole on a "high-quality road", left more than 30 thousand rubles in the service. With work in the city, it's frankly bad, the salary is 20-25 tr. considered good. It is almost unrealistic to get a job in Gazprom, where they pay normally.
As for housing - yes, we have a lot of new buildings, but it is very difficult to buy an apartment in them for a typical Orenburg salary.
about Moscow I agree, the rest is complete crap.
Krasnodar can generally be removed from this list! “New neighborhoods in the city are being built very quickly. But they still cannot keep up with the number of those wishing to move to Krasnodar. " ?????? what is it ? ??? but then if you freeze all the racks, there will be enough housing for another 7 years for all the visitors)). 50% of them return to their cities in horror! The city is not suitable for normal life, the service sector is at the level of a ditch, the roads are in holes, corruption is at the highest level. Even the traffic cops do not hesitate to beg on the highway.
How can you “enjoy life” for 25 thousand rubles in the city of Kazan ????? What is the comfort of life for this money ??????