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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 residents have everything they need for a comfortable life, from pharmacies to nightlife, where you can even meet a media person. People with great ambitions come to Moscow to achieve something in their lives and earn good money.
But not all people are grasping, and not everyone needs a lot of money to feel happy. Someone, on the contrary, leaves Moscow, preferring a quieter and calmer city.
It doesn’t matter who you are: a Muscovite who has decided to move to another Russian city or a resident of another city who wants to buy inexpensive real estate. If you’re here, you’re probably interested in the subheading question.
Do you 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: 520 662 people Cost of 1-room apartment: from 1 ₽.
Close to city Astrakhan there is a large hero city of 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.
An architectural monument, as an echo of history, is the most remarkable building in the city.
The climate in Astrakhan is temperate continental. What does it mean? Astrakhan residents often face severe frosts. In winter, it sometimes snows, and in summer it often rains with thunderstorms.
9. Prokopyevsk
Population: 192 000 people Cost of 1-room apartment: from 1 ₽.
Prokopyevsk is located in the Kemerovo region. The city actively uses the tram, many monuments. The main street of the city looks very colorful, the houses are painted and generally well maintained.
A lot of interesting things are hidden behind the facade of the Drama Theater… This place in Prokopyevsk has preserved the spirit of the good old Soviet entourage.
People in Prokopyevsk are kind and helpful, but the environment is terrible because of the mines that are located right in the city.
8. Kirov
Population: 512 000 people Cost of 1-room apartment: from 1 ₽.
Kirov is located near such large cities as: Kazan, Perm, and Nizhny Novgorod. The Vyatka River flows through the city. According to Kirovstat, for 2018 the average salary in the Kirov region is 27 rubles.
In Kirov, it is rather problematic to find a job with decent pay, for example, if in Moscow accountants receive 60, then in Kirov no more than 000.
Renting apartments in Kirov is inexpensive – you can easily find a good two-room apartment in the center for 11 rubles. Residents of the city are not satisfied with the fact that there is little entertainment in Kirov.
7. Magadan
Population: 141 234 people Cost of 1-room apartment: from 1 ₽.
Magadan – a port city located in the north-east of Russia. Magadan is an amazing city where winter lasts for half a year, and in summer the inhabitants do not suffer from the heat.
Here, without wind, it is often difficult to imagine life, in addition, unexpectedly for residents, frost can hit sharply. But once you go out to sea at least once, climb the Marchekanskaya Sopka and watch the sunset over Nagaev Bay, you immediately understand why Magadan residents do not want to leave their hometown.
Magadan has magical nature, wild mountainous landscapes, many interesting monuments and fascinating museums.
Ukha is the most popular dish of Magadan. Seafood plays a special role in the cuisine of local chefs.
6. Ulyanovsk
Population: 627 870 people Cost of 1-room apartment: from 1 ₽.
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 study and work on the other.
In Ulyanovsk, the wind often blows, as a result, the air is always fresh and easy to breathe. Winters are cold here, while summers are sunny and warm.
The only thing that the townspeople worry about is that 120 km away, radioactive material is being dealt with, as a result, harmful radiation waste is generated.
5. Stavropol
Population: 433 931 people Cost of 1-room apartment: 1 600 000 ₽.
Fortress in the steppe, which became the city of the cross – this is how you can characterize the history of the emergence 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 is very hot here in summer, and so cold in winter that you 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: 180 000 people Cost of 1-room apartment: 1 580 000 ₽.
City Norilsk is 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 – factories 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 blizzard” – a stormy winter wind of 30 meters per second, in which absolutely nothing is visible. May can be very cold and snowy.
3. Kursk
Population: 449 556 people Cost of 1-room apartment: 1 530 000 ₽.
Old small town Kursk pretty famous. Those who know and have studied history, when they mention the city, they immediately recall the Battle of Kursk, Kursk nightingales, Kursk Saint Seraphim of Sarov, etc.
Today Kursk is a modern industrial city looking to the future, but it does not forget its traditions. There are no sudden temperature changes in the city, the weather is mostly predictable. In winter, the average temperature is -15 degrees, and in summer up to +25.
In Kursk, all Russian traditional holidays are regularly celebrated: Easter, Christmas, Maslenitsa, etc., concerts are held, fairs are organized.
2. Vladivostok
Population: 605 049 people Cost of 1-room apartment: 1 500 000 ₽.
Those who have ever been to Vladivostokwant to return to this city again. Vladivostok is a city that inscribed its name in history as the base of the Pacific Fleet, the capital of Primorye and a major commercial port.
Travelers find for themselves in this city the luxurious Ussuri nature, the sea, cool and generous with all kinds of gifts, an impressive human creation – bridges, cozy bays.
Vladivostok is somewhat reminiscent of the US city of San Francisco, and perhaps the most exciting and unforgettable Russian city. The climate is similar to St. Petersburg.
Of course, the growing number of cars spoils the atmosphere, but, fortunately, the nature of Vladivostok helps to partially cope with exhaust gases – strong winds purify the air of harmful impurities.
1. Chelyabinsk
Population: 1 200 703 people Cost of 1-room apartment: 1 327 375 ₽.
Chelyabinsk – the capital of the Southern Urals, today a large industrial center, which is rapidly developing. Literally everything that attracts tourists to it intrigues and attracts attention in this city.
There are four large lakes in Chelyabinsk, and in all of them the inhabitants of the city are happy to swim in the summer. Also, the Miass River flows through Chelyabinsk, in which there are waste drains from more than 20 enterprises, so swimming in it is a bad idea.
If we talk about the climate, here it is moderate. There are severe frosts in winter, 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.