The Russians have determined who should be considered poor – BBC Russian

The number of people living below the poverty line of Russians over the last year has increased dramatically

Russians estimate the minimum amount they need for accommodation, 22.7 thousand rubles (360 dollars) a month. The results of the corresponding opinion poll published on the site VTsIOM.

According to the results of the survey, residents of Moscow and St. Petersburg, estimate the cost of the most modest life slightly higher – about 25 thousand rubles (about $ 400) a month.

in the cities surveyed by the minimum cost of living is estimated at 22.5 thousand rubles, and in the villages – just over 17 thousand rubles (268 dollars) a month.

Above all cost residence in his village residents appreciated the cities with a population of 100 to 500 thousand people. They need to life not less than 27 thousand rubles a month (427 dollars).

Respondents also answered the question of what the monthly income per one member of the family should be considered a sign of poverty. According to the respondents, can be considered poor people receiving less than 11 thousand rubles a month (174 dollars).

The Russian government in the first quarter of this year has raised the level of the subsistence minimum in the country for one and a half thousand rubles (a little more than 20 dollars). Nevertheless, the cost of living in Russia is still below the level that respondents named poverty. He is now set at about 9.5 thousand rubles (150 dollars).

Federal State Statistics Service recently estimated at 23 million people the number of Russians living below the poverty line. The ministry noted that it is about 16% of the total population. This Rosstat as regards the poverty line is the level of the subsistence minimum.

According to the Statistical Office, the number of Russians, whose incomes do not reach this bar, in the first quarter of this year grew by 3 million people, compared to same period last year. The ministry did not specify what led to such a result.

The Russian authorities recognize that the economy is declining amid falling oil prices, the growth rates of major currencies against the ruble and sanctions against Moscow because conflict in Ukraine.

In addition, the analytical center of the Russian government believed that a sharp jump in prices and lower quality food led embargo on some foreign products.