Most people, if they were asked where they would like to live, would answer that in the capital cities of Russia - Moscow or St. Petersburg. This is understandable: Moscow has a developed infrastructure, and for residents there is everything they need for a comfortable life, from pharmacies to nightly entertainment, where you can even meet a media person. People with great ambitions come to Moscow to achieve something in their life and earn good money.
But not all people are smart, and not everyone needs a lot of money to feel happy. Someone, on the contrary, leaves Moscow, preferring a quieter and calmer city.
It is not so important who you are: a Muscovite who has decided to move to another Russian city or a resident of another city who wants to acquire inexpensive real estate. If you are here, you are probably interested in the question from the subtitle.
Want to know where to buy the cheapest housing in Russia? You will find the answer here. Rating of cities in which apartments for living are inexpensive.
10. Astrakhan
Population size: 520 662 people
Cost of 1 apartment: from 1 331 000 ₽.
Near the city Astrakhan there is a large hero city Volgograd (the distance along the highway is 425 km, in a straight line 372 km).
Convenient location allowed the ancient city to become a major transport hub of the Lower Volga region.
The architectural monument, as an echo of history, is the most remarkable construction of the city.
The climate in Astrakhan is temperate continental. What does it mean? Often, Astrakhanians face severe frosts. In winter, sometimes it snows, and in summer it rains with thunderstorms.
9. Prokopyevsk
Population size: 192 000 people
Cost of 1 apartment: from 1 250 000 ₽.
Prokopyevsk located in the Kemerovo region. The city is actively using a tram, many monuments. The main street of the city looks very colorful, the houses are painted and generally well maintained.
Quite a lot of interesting things are hidden behind the facade of the drama theater ... This place in Prokopyevsk has retained the spirit of the old and good Soviet surroundings.
People in Prokopyevsk are kind and responsive, but the environment is terrible because of the mines that are located directly in the city.
8. Kirov
Population size: 512,000 people
Cost of 1 apartment: from 1 300 000 ₽.
Kirov It is located near such large cities as: Kazan, Perm, and Nizhny Novgorod. The river Vyatka flows in the city. According to Kirovstat, for 2018 the average salary in the Kirov region is 27,576 R.
In Kirov, it is quite problematic to find a job with decent pay, for example, if in Moscow accountants receive 60,000, then in Kirov no more than 25,000.
Renting apartments in Kirov is inexpensive - you can easily find a good one-bedroom apartment in the center for 11,000 rubles. Residents of the city are not happy with the fact that there is little entertainment in Kirov.
7. Magadan
Population size: 141 234 people
Cost of 1 apartment: from 1 650 000 ₽.
Magadan - A port city located in the north-east of Russia. Magadan is an amazing city where winter lasts for six months, and in summer, residents do not suffer from the heat.
Here, it is often difficult to imagine life without wind, besides this, unexpectedly for residents, it can sharply hit frost. But once you go out to sea, climb the Marchekansky hill and see the sunset over Nagaev’s bay, you immediately understand why the Magadans do not want to leave their hometown.
Magadan has magical nature, wild mountainous landscapes, many interesting monuments and fascinating museums.
Chowder is the most popular dish of Magadan. Seafood has a special role in the cuisine of local culinary specialists.
6. Ulyanovsk
Population size: 627 870 people
Cost of 1 apartment: from 1 620 000 ₽.
Ulyanovsk - A city located in the European part of Russia. Attention is drawn to the bridge, located on the two banks of the Volga. Many residents live on one side, and go to school and work on the other.
In Ulyanovsk, the wind often blows, as a result, the air always stands fresh and breathes easily. Winter is cold and summer is sunny and warm.
The only thing the townspeople are worried about is that 120 km of work is being done with radioactive material, and as a result, harmful radiation waste is generated.
5. Stavropol
Population size: 433 931 people
Cost of 1 apartment: 1 600 000 ₽.
The fortress in the steppe, which has become the city of the cross - this is how history can be described Stavropol. The city is located in the North Caucasus, in the southern part of Russia.
Visitors often call Stavropol the greenest Russian city - there are many squares and forests, flower beds and front gardens. It is easy to breathe in the city and it is pleasant to be. But, of course, not without negative aspects - cars with their harmful emissions are the main source of air pollution (as in all cities).
If we talk about the climate, it’s very hot in summer and so cold in winter that I don’t want to go outside. It is better for heat-loving people not to settle in the North-Western and South-Western regions - it is cold here and the wind blows, one might say, all the time.
4. Norilsk
Population size: 180,000 people
Cost of 1 apartment: 1 580 000 ₽.
Town Norilsk - the largest industrial city in Russia. Locals call their city abbreviated Mink.
The city is one of the ten most environmentally polluted cities on our planet. Recently, the situation has begun to change for the better - the plants are being modernized and the amount of emissions is becoming smaller.
The weather in Norilsk is suitable for those who love winter - it rules here most of the year. Often there is a "black snowstorm" - a stormy winter wind of 30 meters per second, in which absolutely nothing is visible. In May it can be very cold and snowing.
3. Kursk
Population size: 449 556 people
Cost of 1 apartment: 1 530 000 ₽.
Old small town Kursk pretty famous. Those who know and have studied history, when mentioning the city, the battle on the Kursk Bulge, the Kursk nightingales, the Kursk saint Seraphim of Sarov and others are immediately remembered.
Today, Kursk is a modern industrial city looking to the future, but it does not forget its traditions. There are no sudden changes in temperature in the city; the weather is mostly predictable. In winter, the average temperature is -15 degrees, and in summer to +25.
In Kursk, all Russian traditional holidays are regularly celebrated: Easter, Christmas, Shrovetide, etc., concerts are held, fairs are held.
2. Vladivostok
Population size: 605,049 people
Cost of 1 apartment: 1 500 000 ₽.
Those who have ever been to Vladivostok, want to return to this city again. Vladivostok is a city that has entered its name in history as the base of the Pacific Fleet, the capital of Primorye and a large trading port.
Travelers find for themselves in this city a magnificent Ussuri nature, cool and generous with all kinds of gifts of the sea, an impressive creation of man - bridges, cozy bays.
Vladivostok is somewhat reminiscent of the US city - San Francisco, and perhaps this is the most exciting and unforgettable Russian city. The climate is similar to St. Petersburg.
Of course, an increasing number of cars spoils the atmosphere of the air, but, fortunately, the nature of Vladivostok helps partially cope with exhaust gases - strong winds clean the air of harmful impurities.
1. Chelyabinsk
Population size: 1 200 703 people
Cost of 1 apartment: 1 327 375 ₽.
Chelyabinsk - The capital of the South Urals, today a large industrial center that is developing rapidly. Intrigues and attracts attention in this city is literally everything that attracts tourists to it.
There are four large lakes in Chelyabinsk, and in all of them the residents of the city are happy to bathe in the summer. Also, the Miass River flows through Chelyabinsk, where waste from more than 20 enterprises are located, so swimming in it is a bad idea.
If we talk about the climate, here it is temperate. In winter there are severe frosts, spring and autumn are quite warm and last a long time, and in summer there is sometimes intense heat. People in Chelyabinsk are generally good-natured, especially closer to the center.