Chechnya is among the outsiders in terms of salary levels in small towns

Residents of small towns in Chechnya could buy 1.45 fixed sets of goods and services for their 2024 salary. This is the last, 82nd place in the country, according to the RIA Novosti rating.

Ingushetia is ranked 81st (1.64 sets), Dagestan is ranked 80th (1.73), Kabardino-Balkaria is ranked 79th (1.76), Karachay-Cherkessia is ranked 78th (1.98), North Ossetia is ranked 74th (2.06), and Stavropol Krai is ranked 68th (2.3).

The leaders are the northern regions where raw materials are mined. The first place in the rating was taken by Yamal (5.5 fixed sets of goods and services), in second place was the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (5.1). The top three is closed by the Magadan Region (4.9).

According to statistics, in 2024, the nominal salary in Russia increased by 18.3% - to 76.5 thousand rubles.

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