Ingushetia, Chechnya and Dagestan took the last places in the gasoline availability rating
At the end of 2024, the average monthly salary in Ingushetia could buy 625 liters of AI 92 gasoline. This is the worst indicator among all regions of the Russian Federation - 85th place in the RIA Novosti rating.
 
Chechnya ranks 84th (653 l), Dagestan - 83rd (676 l), Kabardino-Balkaria - 82nd (704 l), Karachay-Cherkessia - 81st (722 l). North Ossetia was in 79th place (731 l), Stavropol Krai - in 72nd (849 l).
 
The leaders of the rating were Moscow, the Yamalo-Nenets and Chukotka Autonomous Okrugs, where the average monthly salary can buy more than 2 thousand liters of gasoline. The average Russian figure is 1,335 liters.
 
Over the year, gasoline prices increased by 9.8%. They increased most significantly in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (+16.7%), Komi (+14.1%) and Tuva (+13.9%).
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