Compare: Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad are recognized as the best cities to live in Russia

The financial marketplace “Compare” has compiled a rating of the best cities to live in Russia. According to the rating, the best ratio of the cost of an apartment (50 sq. m.) to salary, as well as indicators of life expectancy, population density, crime rate, and air pollution degree in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad.

The top 5 cities for living included:

1. Moscow. The city has comfortable living conditions and developed infrastructure. The average salary is 113.7 thousand rubles, the average cost of a new building with an area of ​​50 meters is 18 million rubles, the number of crimes per 10 thousand people is 83. The average life expectancy is 74.6 years.
2. Saint Petersburg. The city has good air quality, the index of the ratio of the average cost of an apartment to the average salary is lower than in Moscow. The average salary is 82.4 thousand rubles, the average cost of a new building is 12 million rubles, the number of crimes is 86. The average life expectancy is 72.5 years.
3. Kaliningrad. In the city it is easier to save up for housing than in Moscow and St. Petersburg, the air quality is average for Russia. The average salary is 47.3 thousand rubles, the average cost of a new building is 5 million rubles, the number of crimes is 93 (in the region). The average life expectancy is 71 years.
4. Tyumen. The city has the smallest ratio of wages to the cost of an apartment in the ranking. Housing is cheap, and the salary in the city is almost comparable to that in Moscow. The average salary is 87 thousand rubles, the average cost of a new building is 5.5 million rubles, the number of crimes is 119 (in the region). The average life expectancy is 71 years.
5. Sochi. The city has a comfortable climate, many sanatoriums and rest houses. At the same time, the cost of real estate is one of the highest in Russia. The average salary is 48.8 thousand rubles, the average cost of a new building is 13 million rubles, the number of crimes is 105 (in the region). The average life expectancy is 70.5.

The rating also includes Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Krasnodar and Novosibirsk.

Olesya Pavlenko