The level of wages in Russian cities varies greatly, With most to by on their own earnings have the opportunity the residents of Russia's capital, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and the Northern oil cities and few workers in the southern cities, suggests research RIA Novosti*. the specialists of the Agency RIA chart for ordering Last news calculated the Ratio of average wages and the cost of the standard consumer choice in the 100 largest cities of Russia and made their chart in terms of wages. wages (minus income tax) calculated on the basis of municipal statistics of Rosstat for the first six months of 2019 for large and medium-sized enterprises. Standard consumer set is derived for a single person living in her own apartment with an area of 28 square meters. It includes 112 items and services, Among them food products (including delicacies), clothes, manufactured goods, furniture, electrical, costs of transport and leisure, and utilities, telecommunications, legal and financial services. The average prices in the cities are taken From the database EMISS. The consumption Appointed on the basis Of rational norms (as a guide use a fixed set of consumer items and services Rosstat). chart hit of the city, where at the beginning of the year there were about 65 million people. As shown by the research work of the Last news in cities with high wage rates is often somewhat higher than the average but even considering this factor, the difference in income is substantial. The ratio of wages and the cost of the standard consumer choice in different cities varies in the range 1, 4 to 3, 8. Usually employees in a large Russian city receive monthly an amount roughly twice Average overlapping consumer spending. As evidenced by the chart, in 2019, the highest salary, adjusted for prices was recorded in the capital of Russia: the average wage you can buy 3, 83 of the set of objects and services. Similar result from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, where the Ratio is 3, 81, this gives him second place. the average salary in the Russian capital in the first half amounted to 97 thousand Rubles. in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - 90, 6 thousand. All in all, more than 80 thousand Rubles. get the residents of five cities. In terms of prices Moscow and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk only on the sixth and 7th places. Even higher rates Among the 100 cities studied in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Magadan, Naryan-Mar, Salekhard and Yakutsk. Places from 3rd to fifth on real wages is 3 cities in Yugra and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug: Salekhard (3, 35 fixed set for the salary), Surgut (3, 24) and Khanty-Mansiysk (3, 20). Despite the very real wage, the nominal they are very different. Salekhard Average wage higher than in Khanty-Mansiysk at 22%, but the price difference in fact equalizes the standard of living in them. Experts underline that in General it is expected that the leading position is occupied by the city From the North, oil and gas fields. Highly profitable oil and gas enables companies to pay their employees, as well as Among them in the form of compensation for the harsh climate and remoteness of these cities. The lowest Ratio of wages and a fixed set (1, 36) in Shakhty (Rostov region). Also quite low purchasing power of average salaries in Cherkessk (1, 49) and Elista (1, 52). In another six cities, the figure is posted at no more than 1, 6. Of these nine cities, closing the chart, five of the capital of the North Caucasian republics. As experts explain, this is largely explained by the relative weakness of their economies and the relatively low level of official salaries. for this reason, even the low prices in these regions will not compensate the low Level of nominal wages. Of the cities most " wealthy ", not counting the Moscow - Saint Petersburg. The ratio of average wages and the cost of a standard consumer set there is 2, 89, which corresponds to the seventh spot in the chart. So, real wages in the Northern capital in 1, 3 times less than in the capital of Russia. Among the fifteen Russian million cities 13 the real wage is above the national average: in Krasnoyarsk on the average wage you can buy 2, 50 consumer choice in Ufa - 2, 31, in Yekaterinburg - 2, 28 in the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan - 2, 27. Among the Laggards of the largest cities - Voronezh (1, 96) and Volgograd (1, 91). This rating suggests that not all cities reach high places due to high salaries, in part of the high actual Level of funds coming due on the low prices. These cities include Omsk and Chelyabinsk. In the first city, the Ratio of wages and prices is located at 2, 17, is a 35-th place in the chart. While the level of nominal average wage, the City ranks only 55th place, on the contrary, the Price of a fixed set of items and services had lower than 93 cities Of 100. The level of wages in the Chelyabinsk 49th, and the ratio of wages and fixed set of the City is located on 29th place because the prices are only slightly higher than in Omsk (ninth City in terms of cheap items and services). The city with the lowest price of a fixed set of items and services - Saransk. * research conducted by the Agency RIA chart on the order Last news . <span style="color:darkgray