The difference in median per capita income between 'rich' and 'poor'… (доход · москва · показатель)
The difference in median per capita income between 'rich' and 'poor' regions is nearly six times (from 147,300 rubles in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug to 25,100 rubles in Ingushetia), with the Russian average at 55,000 rubles. The leaders of the ranking are the NAO (ratio of median income to the fixed basket of goods and services - 3.99) and the YNAO (3.98), as these regions feature high wages for gas and oil workers.
Consensus
- The Nenets and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Districts ranked first and second in the income ranking
- The study used data from 2025 and calculated the ratio of median income to the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services
- The Chukotka Autonomous District ranked third
- Moscow ranked fifth
- The income gap between rich and poor regions was nearly sixfold
- Real incomes of Russian citizens rose by 7.7% in 2025
Points of divergence
- The Chukotka Autonomous District ranked third with a score of 3.65 — vesti
- The Chukotka Autonomous District ranked third with a score of 3.65 — vm
- The Magadan region ranked fourth with a score of 3.28 — vesti
- The Magadan region ranked fourth with a score of 3.28 — vm
- The lowest-ranked regions were Tuva and Ingushetia — vm
- The lowest-ranked regions were Tuva and Ingushetia — vesti
- The lowest-ranked region was Ingushetia with a score of 1.13 — vm
- The lowest-ranked region was Ingushetia with a score of 1.13 — vesti
- The average monthly spending in Moscow and the Moscow region was about 89,000 rubles — vm
- Food and necessities accounted for 79% of total income in Moscow — vm
- Average monthly salary in Moscow rose by nearly 31,000 rubles in a year — vm
- The average salary in Moscow reached 219,618 rubles — vm
- Retirees in Moscow also benefit from high salaries — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- NAO and YNAO Top Salary Ranking of Russian Regions — Вести
- RIA Novosti: NAO and YANAOT Lead Ranking by Household Income — Вечерняя Москва