The cost of living is an important socio-economic indicator that determines the minimum level of consumption of goods and services established by the authorities. It is generally accepted that it is the boundary between poverty and poverty. The cost of living is set by federal and regional authorities based on their vision of what it should be.
The size of the living wage affects social benefits and the minimum wage. Rising prices leads to the need to increase it. In this regard, a new indicator value is established for each quarter, which is usually higher than in the previous period. Many believe that the size of the living wage should be significantly higher than the current one. Nevertheless, while he remains at the same level.
The cost of living in Kirov is slightly less than the national average, and amounts to 9, 897 rubles.
Future plans
The cost of living in 2019 in the first quarter for the entire population of the country will be 10, 444 rubles. The lowest rate is among pensioners - 8 583 rubles. For people of working age, it is set at 11, 280 rubles, and for children - 10, 390 rubles.
According to the law No. 182-ЗО dated September 27, 2018, the subsistence minimum for pensioners of the Kirov region in 2019 will amount to 8, 474 rubles.
How to calculate the cost of living?
The value of this indicator is calculated on the basis of the minimum human needs for food, basic necessities, basic services. All this amounts to the cost of a minimum consumer basket. Theoretically, such a set should provide normal conditions for human life, of course, no frills.
The list of necessary products includes eggs, meat, potatoes, bakery products, dairy products, vegetables and fruits, fish.
In different regions, the cost of living is not the same. This is due to different indicators of regional economies and different price levels. In high-income regions, the cost of living will be higher.
The value of the indicator is calculated for one month, during which the amount must be fully spent.
Very low cost of living in the Tambov region (8 861 rubles), Orenburg region (8 816 rubles), Lipetsk region (8 734 rubles), Voronezh region (8 966 rubles).
The highest rate in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug is 21, 441 rubles, the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (20, 670 rubles), the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (20, 460 rubles), and the Kamchatka Territory (19, 555 rubles).
Cost of living in the Kirov region
In the third quarter of 2018, the subsistence minimum in Kirov and the Kirov region amounted to 9, 897 rubles. For able-bodied citizens, the minimum is 10 572 rubles, and for a child - 10 121 rubles. The minimum living wage in Kirov for a pensioner (as in all subjects of the Russian Federation) is 8, 086 rubles.
In order to receive child benefits, income must not exceed 9, 897 rubles. To obtain the right to a reduced fare, you must receive no more than 14, 846 rubles.
The dynamics of the cost of living in Kirov is rather sluggish. So, in the first quarter of 2016, it amounted to 9, 276 rubles, and in the third quarter of 2018 - 9, 897 rubles. The most dramatic change occurred in the second quarter of 2017, when it increased by 227 rubles. A little less - in the third quarter of 2018 (by 222 rubles). Until the second quarter of 2017, it did not change at all, starting from the first quarter of 2016.
The statistics of the indicator in rubles for previous periods are presented in the table below.
