In Chechnya, less than 15% of families with two children can afford to rent a home while also covering their daily living expenses. The republic placed last in the rental affordability ranking published by RIA Novosti.

According to the study, a family in Chechnya requires a monthly income of 124,900 rubles to cover both rent and ongoing living costs. In the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—which topped the ranking—the required monthly income is 139,600 rubles; however, 77.5% of families with two children there can afford to rent a home—a proportion more than five times higher than in Chechnya.

Ingushetia ranked second to last, with the study’s authors estimating that rental housing is affordable for only 19% of families with two children. Following them are Kabardino-Balkaria (22.5%), Dagestan (23.1%), Kalmykia (29.1%), North Ossetia (29.9%), and Karachay-Cherkessia (30.3%).

Other regions in southern Russia placed as follows: Stavropol Krai (73rd place, 40.1%), Astrakhan Oblast (72nd, 40.3%), Adygea (65th, 44.8%), Rostov Oblast (50th, 50%), Krasnodar Krai (48th, 50.6%), and Volgograd Oblast (44th, 51.7%).

Despite the low affordability of rental housing in Chechnya, the volume of residential construction is increasing, and new residential districts are emerging. In 2025, 2.64 million square meters of housing were completed in Chechnya—an increase of 1.2% over the previous year, according to the Southern News Service, citing data on residential construction in the North Caucasus regions. More than 1.9 million square meters of this total consisted of individual housing construction, TASS reported, citing Magomed Daudov, Chairman of the Republic’s government.

Despite this high volume of housing construction, apartments have not become more affordable for the republic’s residents. In 2025, the average cost per square meter was 92,200 rubles on the primary market and 89,100 rubles on the secondary market, according to Rosstat. During the same year, the average monthly nominal wage—also according to Rosstat—reached 46,700 rubles. Consequently, a single square meter of housing cost nearly the equivalent of two average monthly salaries.