The living wage is an important socio-economic indicator that determines the minimum level of consumption of goods and services set by the authorities. It is generally accepted that it is the boundary between poverty and poverty. The subsistence minimum is set by the federal and regional authorities based on their vision of what it should be.
The subsistence level affects social benefits and the minimum wage. Rising prices lead to the need to increase it. In this regard, a new indicator value is set for each quarter, which is usually higher than in the previous period. Many believe that the subsistence minimum should be significantly higher than the current one. However, for now it remains at the same level.
The cost of living in Kirov is slightly less than the national average, and amounts to 9,897 rubles.
Future plans
The cost of living in 2019 in the first quarter for the entire population of the country will be 10,444 rubles. The lowest figure is for pensioners - 8,583 rubles. For people of working age, it is set at 11,280 rubles, and for children - 10,390 rubles.
According to law No. 182-ZO of September 27, 2018, the living wage for pensioners in the Kirov region in 2019 will be 8,474 rubles.
How is the cost of living calculated?
The value of this indicator is calculated on the basis of the minimum human needs for food, essential goods, basic services. All this is the cost of the minimum consumer basket. Theoretically, such a set should provide normal conditions for human life, of course, without frills.
The list of necessary products includes eggs, meat, potatoes, bakery products, dairy products, vegetables and fruits, fish.
In different regions, the subsistence minimum is not the same. This is due to different indicators of the economy of the regions and different price levels. In regions with high incomes, the cost of living will be higher.
The value of the indicator is calculated for one month, during which the amount must be spent in full.
Very low subsistence level in Tambov region (8,861 rubles), Orenburg region (8,816 rubles), Lipetsk region (8,734 rubles), Voronezh region (8,966 rubles).
The highest rate in Chukotkaautonomous district - 21,441 rubles, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District (20,670 rubles), Nenets Autonomous District (20,460 rubles), Kamchatka Territory (19,555 rubles).
The cost of living in the Kirov region
In the third quarter of 2018, the subsistence minimum in Kirov and the Kirov region amounted to 9,897 rubles. For able-bodied citizens, the minimum is 10,572 rubles, and for a child - 10,121 rubles. The minimum living wage in Kirov for a pensioner (as in all subjects of the Russian Federation) is 8,086 rubles
To receive child benefit, income must not exceed 9,897 rubles. To qualify for reduced fares, you need to receive no more than 14,846 rubles.
The dynamics of the subsistence minimum in Kirov is rather sluggish. So, in the first quarter of 2016 it was 9,276 rubles, and in the third quarter of 2018 - 9,897 rubles. The most dramatic change occurred in the second quarter of 2017, when it increased by 227 rubles. A little less - in the third quarter of 2018 (by 222 rubles). Until the second quarter of 2017, it did not change at all, starting from the first quarter of 2016.
Statistics of the indicator in rubles for previous periods are presented in the table below.
Conclusion
Thus, the cost of living in Kirov is small, which indicates not the most favorable economic conditions in this region. Gradually, but not evenly, its value increases.
It will be quite difficult to live on such an amount. Much depends on the individual needs of each person. So, for example, the living wage is notincludes medical services, the purchase of medicines, payments for the Internet, mobile communications, haircuts, not to mention fines. The breakdown of any equipment, of course, will lead to excess spending, that is, to loans, which can become an impetus for debt dependence. It is not surprising that the cost of living in the country is recommended to be doubled.
