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Novy Urengoy and Salekhard top Russian cities for salary purchasing power
Novy Urengoy and Salekhard ranked first and second in a list of Russia’s 100 largest cities, measured by how much people can buy with their wages.
The ranking compares take-home pay with the cost of a standard set of consumer goods.
In Novy Urengoy, a net salary was 5.93 times the cost of that set; in Salekhard, it was 5.59 times.
Anadyr came third, while Grozny and Nalchik were at the bottom of the list.
In most cities, an average salary could buy between 2.5 and 3.5 of the standard sets.
The figures show that salary purchasing power varies widely between Russian cities; the study gives no next steps.
Novy Urengoy and Salekhard ranked first and second among 100 Russian cities for salary purchasing power.
Novy Urengoy led for the fifth consecutive year, with the average net salary equal to 5.93 fixed consumer baskets.
Salekhard ranked second at 5.59 baskets, followed by Anadyr at 5.29.
Groznу and Nalchik came last in the ranking.
Across most cities, the average salary could buy 2.5 to 3.5 consumer baskets.
- Who
- Novy Urengoy and Salekhard led the ranking of Russian cities.
- What
- The cities were ranked by salary purchasing power among 100 of Russia’s largest cities.
- When
- The seventh annual ranking was reported on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Russia.
- Why
- The ranking compared net salaries with the cost of a fixed consumer basket.
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Nominal salaries in Russia rose by 12.5% to 111,400 rubles.
The reported nominal salary in Russia reached 119,200 rubles.
Vedomosti reported the results of the cities’ salary purchasing-power ranking.
- Top city
- Novy Urengoy: 5.93 consumer baskets
- Second place
- Salekhard: 5.59 consumer baskets
- Third place
- Anadyr: 5.29 consumer baskets
- Bottom of ranking
- Grozny: 2.19 consumer baskets; Nalchik also ranked last
- National nominal salary
- 111,400 rubles in 2025; 119,200 rubles in the first half of 2026
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