In October-December 2023, the average utility bill of Russians amounted to 4,140 rubles and was close to January figures. This is stated in a study by Russian Standard Bank, taken by the editors of socialbites.ca.
The average bill for utilities has been falling steadily in the first three quarters of 2023. That is, in January – March it was at the level of 4165 rubles, April – June – 4100 rubles and July – September – 3987 rubles. At the same time, with the onset of cold weather, against the background of the start of the heating season in the fourth quarter, the average amount of one payment again began to return to the indicators of the beginning of 2023 and amounted to 4,140 rubles. .
The average payment bill for housing and communal services in Moscow in 2023 will be in St. It was higher than in St. Petersburg – 3,223 rubles against 4,203 rubles, respectively.
The top three countries that reduced the average bill included Yaroslavl (the figure fell from 3,252 rubles in 2022 to 2,749 rubles in 2023), Penza (from 852 rubles in 2022 to 728 rubles in 2023) and Perm. There, the average bill for a shared apartment dropped from 1,877 rubles in 2022 to 1,608 rubles in 2023.
“The decrease in the statistics of average bills for utilities can be explained, among other things, by the fact that in many Russian regions each utility service is paid not as part of a single invoice, but often using a separate receipt from the supplier. payment document. There is a trend towards an increase in such payments in small amounts: separately for gas, electricity, water, the bank’s press service said.
In December 2023, the bank conducted a study based on customer transactions across Russia.
Tariffs for housing and communal services during the New Year holidays before offered to reduce.