5 Russian cities, where it is possible to move apart from Moscow

Moscow - Russia's richest city. Come here for the big salaries, dizzying career and vibrant crowd. All this - the high standard of living, is not accessible to all inhabitants of the country. However, for the money, opportunities and happiness can go not only to the capital.

Tip: no city ratings will not replace personal experience. When you move or burn any bridges, because may want back.

The rating we have included the city that something better than others. For example, a warm climate, large salaries, high level of accomplishment or proximity to Europe or Asia- depending on what you want to get on the move. At the same time each of them has its drawbacks - most often it is the poor quality of the urban environment (lower than in Moscow).

1. Krasnodar

• Who will approach: those who do not like winter.
• average salaryThe average salary in Krasnodar in 2019: 33 755 rubles.
• average cost
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  habitationPrices for sale and rent apartments - Krasnodar: 3.41 million rubles on average for an apartment, 2.2 million rubles - for one room option.
• Average pricePrices for sale and rent apartments - Krasnodar: 17 026 rubles.

Features city

Krasnodar - an informal southern capital of Russia. Two hours away are the Black and Azov seas, and through the city flows the river Kuban. There are no problems with the environment: in small industrial plants that pollute the atmosphere.

One of the major new attractions in Krasnodar - the football stadium and the park next to it. Urbanist and blogger Ilya Varlamov namedThe coolest park in Zamkadye its "the coolest park in Zamkadye".

Climate

In Krasnodar, almost never real cold: the average annual temperature of - 12 ° C. Winters are mild with little snow, and most of the year in a warm and sunny. In July and August come and heat heat: The temperature may rise to 40 ° C.

Job

Krasnodar is locatedInvestor Guide - Krasnodar region among the leading cities with a high level of business activity and takes the first place in Russia as a region with minimal risks for investors. The economy is concentrated in the service sector and business. Most jobs in sales, construction, real estate and information technology. The unemployment rate - 5%Employment and unemployment in the Russian Federation in January 2019 (- 4.8% on average in Russia).

Among large companies, whose offices are located13 large: some of the Krasnodar Territory were in the rating of RBC 500 Krasnodar - "Magnet", "Neftegazindustriya" agricultural holding "National" and "Novostal".

ratings

• Seventh place in the rankingIndex Creative Capital Calvert Foundation and PwC 22 on the index of creative capital. It shows the attractiveness of the item for investment and representatives of the creative class (engineers, architects, scientists, and people of other professionsWhose activities are related to mental work), which contributes to the economic development of the region. In the ranking were the most promising cities of the country.
• 11 th place in the ranking of quality of life inQuality of life in Russian cities Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. The basis of the rating - the quality of health care, roads, evaluation of the work of the city authorities, and other parameters.
• 39th place in terms of quality of urban environment. according to a studyQuality index of the urban environment DOM.RF, the main problem here - insufficiently developed infrastructure and outdoor gardening problems: not enough parks and public spaces equipped.
• 24th place in the world rankingsLos Angeles Tops INRIX Global Congestion Ranking city ​​with the biggest traffic jams. A resident of Krasnodar spends on them an average of 57 hours per year.

2. St. Petersburg

• Who will approach: those who do not like Moscow's rush and calmly refers to the cloudy weather.
• average salaryThe average wage per employee in St. Petersburg charged for March 2019: 64 413 rubles.
• average costhabitationPrices are for sale and rental apartments - St. Petersburg: 9.36 million rubles on average for an apartment, 4.61 million rubles - for one room option.
• average costrentalPrices are for sale and rental apartments - St. Petersburg: 32 814 rubles.

Features city

St. Petersburg - the second capital and a truly European city with stunning architecture, good cafes and restaurants, for cycling. If Moscow - it is about business, then Peter - about culture. There are manyUniversities of Saint-Petersburg 2019 universities, educational platforms and IT-companies, and by a rich cultural life St. Petersburg even ahead of Moscow.

When visas available here every weekend you can go to Finland and Estonia: the road by car takes a few hours. More in St. Petersburg there is the Baltic Sea: swim cold, but no one stops to enjoy the fresh air and listen to the sound of the surf.

Climate

Striking feature of St. Petersburg - the climate. Windy, rainy weather - it is the norm, there is only 60-75 YearWeather in St. Petersburg by months sunny days. At the beginning of summer comes the season of white nights. In July, the warmest month, the average temperature - 17.7Climate: St. Petersburg ° C and in the coldest - January - it is lowered to -7.8 ° C.

Job

In St. Petersburg, the easiest to find a job programmers, Students and those who are engaged in sales. The city has offices "VKontakte", "Yandex", JetBrains, "Feeds" and "OK." In addition, demand and specialty workers: there are plenty of vacancies of industrial enterprises. In this case, a lot of proposals in other areas. The unemployment rate in St. Petersburg, one of the lowest in the country - 1.4%Employment and unemployment in the Russian Federation in January 2019 - so that without the case you will not stay.

ratings

• Second place in the rankingIndex Creative Capital Calvert Foundation and PwC 22 on the index of creative capital.
• Seventh place for quality of life in the ratingQuality of life in Russian cities Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.
• The eighth place in terms of quality of urban environment. according to a studyQuality index of the urban environment DOM.RF, the main problem - insufficient development of the urban, social and business infrastructure: traffic jams on the roads, the metro during rush hour is loaded, and the streets are not equipped with wide sidewalks and barrier-free environment. On the outskirts of St. Petersburg erected districtsFear and Loathing in St. Petersburg: Western Murino low quality high-rise: prices apartment one of the lowest in the market, but the developers do not care about the surrounding areas, infrastructure and transport accessibility.
• 27th place in the world rankingsLos Angeles Tops INRIX Global Congestion Ranking city ​​with the biggest traffic jams. A resident of St. Petersburg holds them on average 54 hours per year.

3. Yekaterinburg

• Who will approach: those who love to explore the Russian hinterland, and enjoys weekend tours and is not afraid of thirty-degree frost.
• average salaryThe average salary in the Sverdlovsk region has exceeded 40 thousand rubles: 40 338 rubles.
• average costhabitationPrices are for sale and rental apartments - Yekaterinburg: 4.25 million rubles on average for an apartment 2.76 million - for one room option.
• average cost rentalPrices are for sale and rental apartments - Yekaterinburg: 21 520 rubles.

Features city

Yekaterinburg lies on the border of Europe and Asia. This distinctive city, a major industrial center and a powerful transportation hub. Economy takes YekaterinburgMegacities behind from Moscow at the level of the economy for 100 years third place in the country after Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Over the last decade the city prettier: there was a district of skyscrapers "Yekaterinburg-City", the most famous museum of the city, "Yeltsin Center," a lot of changes happened before World Cup soccer tournament in 2018. There is a subway and street art developed: on the avenues you can see meaningful messages artist Timothy sake - "I would hug you, but I simply text" and "Who are we, where are we going?"

Climate

In Yekaterinburg, rather harsh climate: winters are cold and snowy, it may already be in November to -20 degrees, the snow is up to April, and apple trees and lilacs bloom in the second half of May. The average temperature in January is -14Climate: Yekaterinburg ° C, in July - 18.8 ° C. But from Ekaterinburg can be selected on the weekend tours of the Ural mountains and rivers Chusovaya Usva, Ai and Sergey.

Job

Most vacancies opened in sales and information technology: in Yekaterinburg Microsoft offices are located, "Yandex" and "SKB Kontur". In addition, demand working staff and specialists from the sphere of construction, real estate and logistics. The unemployment rate - 5.1%Employment and unemployment in the Russian Federation in January 2019, Slightly higher than the national average.

ratings

• Fourth place in the rankingIndex Creative Capital Calvert Foundation and PwC 22 on the index of creative capital.
• Seventh place for quality of life in the ratingQuality of life in Russian cities Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.
• 378-th place in terms of quality of urban environment. according to a studyQuality index of the urban environment DOM.RF, here low quality street environment is not enough sites for recreation and entertainment. We can say that Ekaterinburg - industrial city is where to walk in the center but in the outskirts of this is not very good.
• 36 th place in the world rankingsLos Angeles Tops INRIX Global Congestion Ranking city ​​with the biggest traffic jams. A resident of Ekaterinburg carries them an average of 51 hours per year.

4. Kazan

• Who will approach: those who want to live in a comfortable city and is ready for the fact that people will talk about the Tatar.
• average salaryThe average salary in Kazan in January-August 2018: 43 281 rubles.
• average costhabitationPrices are for sale and rental apartments - Kazan: 4.72 million rubles on average for an apartment, 3.1 million - for the one-room option.
• average costrentalPrices are for sale and rental apartments - Kazan: 20 978 rubles.

Features city

Kazan - the "third capitalKazan is the third capital of Russia"Russia. Due to the ambitions of the local authorities of the city very changed over the past 10 years: it was built many sports facilities, new parks and public spaces. The quality of roads and transport is also at altitude. In Kazan, the two official languages: Russian and Tatar, so do not be surprised if someone speaks to you in the second.

This is one of the most comfortable cities Russia: here invest in medicine, purchasing new trams and trolley buses, develop cycling and think, how to make life easier to citizens. Business card in recent years - the program "Parks Tatarstan"In which tens of reconstructed public space in consultation with residents.

Climate

The climate of Kazan is moderate continental, with cold winters and warm summers. The average temperature in July - 19.6Climate: Kazan ° C, in January it is -13.1 ° C. Winters are snowy and frosty than in Moscow, and the average number of sunny days in the cities of the same: to 56Weather in Moscow and Kazan on the averaged data for 10 years in the year.

Job

In Kazan, many industrial enterprises, so demand for construction workers, logisticians, specialists of working professions. Among the large plants - Aviation, Helicopter, opto-mechanical, gunpowder, the plant "Nefis Group". In addition, many jobs in the field of IT-technology and administrative staff. unemployment rate is low - 3.4%Employment and unemployment in the Russian Federation in January 2019.

ratings

• Third place in the rankingIndex Creative Capital Calvert Foundation and PwC 22 on the index of creative capital.
• Fourth place in the ranking of quality of life inQuality of life in Russian cities Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.
• 248th place in terms of the quality of the urban environment. according to a studyQuality index of the urban environment DOM.RF, the main problem of the city - street poorly developed infrastructure. In Kazan, many underground and surface pedestrian crossings, which is inconvenient for the elderly and mothers with children. In addition, there is a high accident rate on the roads and a large number of accidents involving pedestrians.
• Kazan was not included in the global ranking of cities with the most intense traffic jams, but they are still not uncommon: in 2017 it was part ofRussians have measured the cork in ten Russian cities with the most congestion.

5. Vladivostok

• Who will approach: those who love Asia and wants to live near the ocean.
• average salaryThe average salary of 55,000 rubles Vladivostok - HeadHunter: 55 000 rubles.
• The average cost of housingPrices are for sale and rental apartments - Vladivostok: 7.25 million rubles on average for an apartment 3.65 million - for one room option.
• Average pricePrices are for sale and rental apartments - Vladivostok: 19 818 rubles.

Features city

Vladivostok - a port city on the Pacific coast, located on the border with China. Chinese, Koreans and Japanese are almost like the locals, while they themselves vladivostoktsy can often be in Asia, but never in my life did not visit Moscow.

To Tokyo and Seoul can be reached in 2.5 hours, to the Chinese Shenyang - 6 hours. The direct flight from Moscow to Vladivostok is 8.5 hours.

In Vladivostok, a high pace of life and a large number of machines: the city takesRegions of Russia. Socio-economic indicators - Rosstat the third highest rate of motorization of the population. Therefore, if you love steadily and slowly, he may not like it. But here you can engage in winter surfing is the most delicious seafood.

Vladivostok sufficiently high income: the average salary - 55 thousand rubles. In this case, here the low price of the apartment: if you find a job with a good rate and take shelter, easily get to save money. Minus the city - the high cost of real estate. At first payment on the mortgage you need to accumulate a minimum of 600 thousand rubles (15% of the 4.1 million rubles - as one-bedroom apartment costs an average).

Climate

Locals compare the climate of the city with St. Petersburg. The average temperature in January is -12.1Climate: Vladivostok ° C in August - the hottest month - 21.2 ° C. Winter lasts as much as in Moscow, but because of the high humidity and the proximity of the ocean in the cold season is windy and wet and stuffy in the summer. Although in comparison with St. Petersburg is not so cloudy: is about 200 per yearWeather in Vladivostok by month sunny days.

Job

As in other cities, Vladivostok is easiest to find a job in sales. In addition, the demand for employees in banking, IT-specialists and accountants. You can make good money on Real estate, In construction and in transport and logistics. In the city there are offices of "Yandex", "Kaspersky Lab" of Yota, "Deloitte" (audit and consulting) and "George. TI Russia "(tobacco industry). The unemployment rate - 5.1%Employment and unemployment in the Russian Federation in January 2019.

ratings

• Eighth place in the rankingIndex Creative Capital Calvert Foundation and PwC 22 on the index of creative capital.
• 43rd place in the ranking of quality of lifeQuality of life in Russian cities Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.
• 51 thQuality index of the urban environment place in terms of quality the urban environment. We received the highest score performance "Housing and the surrounding area" and "area-wide", "sunk" indicators "Street infrastructure" and "Social and recreational infrastructure."
• 46th place in the world rankingsLos Angeles Tops INRIX Global Congestion Ranking city ​​with the biggest traffic jams. A resident of Vladivostok spends on them an average of 48 hours per year.