The cost of living in the Samara region: value and dynamics

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:55

Samara Region is one of the subjects of the Russian Federation. It is located on the territory of the Volga Federal District. The center of the region is the city of Samara. The area of this administrative region is 53565 km2, and the population is 3 million 194 thousand people. The total GDP of the Samara region is 1 trillion 275 billion rubles. GDP per capita - 398 thousand rubles. The subsistence minimum is gradually increasing.

Geographic features

Samara Region is located in the southeastern part of the European territory of the Russian Federation. The main water artery in the region is the Volga River in its middle course. The course of time corresponds to the Samara time zone, so the time here is 1 hour ahead of Moscow.

The region is mainly used for agricultural production. Forests cover only 13 percent of the area. Greatestpine has distribution in the forests.

The climate is temperate continental. In January, the average monthly temperature is -13.8°С, and in July - +20.7°С. The annual amount of precipitation is 372 mm.

Mineral reserves are low. These are mainly hydrocarbon, construction and industrial raw materials.

Different types of industrial production are developed in the region.

Standard of living of the population

Research on the standard of living in different regions of Russia is carried out by different organizations. The data obtained by the RIA-rating agency in 2018 put the Samara region in 20th place, which is the average value for Russia.

When calculating the rating, such indicators were taken into account as:

• income amount;
• security level;
• the situation on the labor market;
• ecology;
• level of education;
• the state of the economy and social infrastructure;
• transport security and some others.

A point system was used. The maximum number of points is 100 units. Samara region scored 52.8 points out of 100.

The highest rates were recorded in Moscow and the Moscow region, in the Krasnodar Territory, in the Voronezh and Kursk regions and in St. Petersburg. The lowest is in the Republic of Tyva.

Before this, the situation in the Samara region was much better. In 2016, she scored 52.97, placing her in 16th place at the time.

It's hard to say how much these approximate estimates reflect the real situation. However,they give an idea of the relative level of quality of life.

What is the cost of living?

The living wage is a monetary value of the amount of goods and services necessary to maintain an acceptable standard of living, as well as mandatory payments and fees. The subsistence minimum for a particular region (for example, for the Samara region) is established by the Decree from the regional authorities. For each quarter of the year, the subsistence minimum is determined separately. The information includes the value calculated per capita and for each of the three main social groups separately. The amount of social payments is determined on the basis of the subsistence minimum.

The cost of living in the Samara region

The most recent living wage data is for 2018. For the second quarter, the cost of living in the Samara region has the following values:

• Based on one person, the average value of this indicator was 10 thousand 144 rubles per month.
• The cost of living for a pensioner in the Samara region is set at 8,005 rubles/month
• Based on one able-bodied person, the minimum is 11,111 rubles per month.
• The cost of living in the Samara region per child is 10,181 rubles/month

Compared to the first quarter of 2018, its value increased by about 500 rubles. (4, 5 - 5%). The greatest growth was in children. If we compare its value in the 1st quarter of 2018 with that in the 1st quarter of 2016, then the differenceturns out to be insignificant.

Data on the cost of living in the second quarter of 2018 will form the basis for calculating social benefits in 2019. This applies to benefits for the first child and maternity capital payments. The latter will be received only by those families where the income per member does not exceed 16,666.5 rubles.

Dynamics of the subsistence minimum from 2014 to 2018

The subsistence minimum for all major categories of citizens is gradually increasing. The highest indicators were achieved in the 2nd quarter of 2017 and in the same quarter of 2018. At the same time, in the fourth quarter of 2017 and in the first quarter of 2018, they were significantly lower. The lowest values were observed in all quarters of 2014, and the highest increase was observed between the fourth quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016.

In the first quarter of 2014, the average per capita amount was only 7,602 rubles, and 7,357 rubles per child.

Thus, the economic crisis observed in Russia in recent years has had little effect on the subsistence level of the Samara region.

Conclusion

The cost of living in the Samara region in the middle of 2018 is around 10,000 rubles. In recent years, it has been gradually increasing. Its value is set by regional authorities separately for different categories of citizens. The standard of living in the region is at the level of the average indicators for Russia.