The minimum wage required for “temporary coverage” is 67,530 rubles. In this respect to write Vedomosti cites Rosstat data.
Participants interviewed by the department estimated the minimum income required for these purposes at 67,530 rubles. (average per household). At the end of 2020, the Russians estimated this amount at 60,923 rubles. Quite easily, 26.3% of respondents are able to “make it up” and 37.7% of respondents are already experiencing certain difficulties.
The publication noted that 44.7% of Russian families cannot replace even simple furniture, and 23.7% of respondents cannot afford a seasonal pair of shoes for each family member. In 16% of cases, families don’t even have the money to buy fruit any time of the year. At the same time, almost half of Russians (47.2%) are not ready for unexpected expenses.
Market experts felt that these survey results were only a subjective assessment of respondents, so these results could not be taken as a macroeconomic benchmark. However, some experts pointed out that only this survey shows a more realistic assessment of the current situation in the country. Also, high salaries for individual family members do not necessarily mean high incomes for the entire family.
On June 6, the newspaper Izvestia, citing a study by FinExpertiza WroteIn 2022, the number of Russians with an above-average income increased by 9.4 million.