5 cities in Russia where you can move except Moscow

We have included cities in the rating, which are somehow favorably distinguished from the rest. For example, a warm climate, high salaries, a high level of amenities, or proximity to Europe or Asia - depending on what you want to get from the move. At the same time, each of them has its own drawbacks - most often it is the low quality of the urban environment (lower than in Moscow).

1. Krasnodar

Suitable for:for those who do not like winter.
Average salary Average salary in Krasnodar in 2019:33,755 rubles.
Average cost of housing:3, 41 million rubles on average for an apartment, 2, 2 million rubles - for a one-room option.
Average rental price: 17,026 rubles.

Features of the city

Krasnodar is the unofficial southern capital of Russia. Two hours from it are the Black and Azov Seas, and the Kuban River flows through the city itself. There are no environmental problems here: there are few industrial enterprises in the city that pollute the atmosphere.

One of the main new attractions of Krasnodar is the football stadium and the park next to it. Urbanist and blogger Ilya Varlamov called the Coolest Park in Zamkadye “the coolest park in Zamkadye”.

Climate

In Krasnodar, there are almost no real cold weather: the average annual temperature is 12 ° C. Winters are mild and with little snow, and most of the year the city is warm and sunny. In July and August, heat and heat come: the temperature can rise to 40 ° C.

Work

Krasnodar is ranked as an Investor's Guide - Krasnodar Region among the leading cities with high business activity and ranks first in Russia as a region with minimal risks for investors. The economy is concentrated in the service and business sectors. Most vacancies are in sales, construction, real estate and information technology. Unemployment rate - 5% Employment and unemployment in the Russian Federation in January 2019 (on average in Russia - 4.8%).

Among the large companies, whose offices are 13 large: which companies of the Krasnodar Territory were included in the RBC 500 rating in Krasnodar - Magnit, Neftegazindustriya, agricultural holding National and Novostal.

Ratings

Ranked 7th in the Calvert 22 Foundation's Creative Capital Index and PwC's Creative Capital Index. It shows the attractiveness of the item for investments and representatives of the creative class (engineers, architects, scientists and people of other professions whose activities are related to mental work), which contributes to the development of the region's economy. The rating includes the most promising cities in the country.
11th place in quality of life in the rating of Quality of life in Russian cities of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. The rating is based on the quality of medical care, the condition of the roads, the assessment of the work of the city authorities and other parameters.
39th place in terms of the quality of the urban environment. According to the research DOM. RF Urban Environment Quality Index, the main problems here are underdeveloped street infrastructure and problems with landscaping: there are not enough parks and equipped public spaces.
24th in the Los Angeles Tops INRIX Global Congestion Ranking of the cities with the largest traffic jams. A resident of Krasnodar spends an average of 57 hours a year on them.

2. St. Petersburg

Suitable for: for those who do not like the Moscow rush and are calm about cloudy weather.
Average salary Average salary of one employee in St. Petersburg, calculated for March 2019: 64 413 rubles.
Average cost of housing: 9, 36 million rubles on average for an apartment, 4, 61 million rubles - for a one-room option.
Average rental price: 32 814 rubles.

Features of the city

St. Petersburg is the second capital and a truly European city with stunning architecture, good cafes and restaurants, and well-developed cycling. If Moscow is about business, then Peter is about culture. There are many Universities of St. Petersburg 2019 universities, educational sites and IT companies, and in terms of the richness of cultural life, St. Petersburg even overtakes Moscow.

If you have a visa, you can travel from here to Finland and Estonia every weekend: the journey by car takes several hours. There is also the Baltic Sea in St. Petersburg: it is cold to swim, but no one forbids enjoying the fresh air and listening to the sound of the surf.

Climate

A striking feature of St. Petersburg is its climate. Windy, rainy weather is the norm, there is only 60–75 per year. The weather in St. Petersburg is sunny for months. Early summer is the season of white nights. In July, the warmest month, the average temperature is 17, 7 Climate: St. Petersburg ° С, and in the coldest month - January - it drops to –7, 8 ° С.

Work

In St. Petersburg, the easiest way to find a job for programmers, students and those involved in sales. The city has offices for VKontakte, Yandex, JetBrains, Lenta and O'Key. In addition, workers' specialties are also in demand: there are a lot of vacancies in industrial enterprises. At the same time, there are many proposals in other areas. The unemployment rate in St. Petersburg is one of the lowest in the country - 1.4% Employment and unemployment in the Russian Federation in January 2019 - so you will definitely not be left idle.

Ratings

Ranked # 2 by the Calvert 22 Foundation's Creative Capital Index and PwC's Creative Capital Index.
Seventh place in quality of life in the rating of Quality of life in Russian cities of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.
Eighth place in terms of the quality of the urban environment. According to the study, DOM. RF Urban Environment Quality Index, the main problems are underdeveloped street and public and business infrastructure: traffic jams, the metro is busy during peak hours, and the streets are not equipped with wide sidewalks and a barrier-free environment. On the outskirts of St. Petersburg, the areas of Fear and Loathing in St. Petersburg are being erected: West Murino high-rise buildings of low quality: apartment prices are among the lowest on the market, but the developers do not care about the adjacent territories, infrastructure and transport accessibility.
27th in the Los Angeles Tops INRIX Global Congestion Ranking of the cities with the largest traffic jams. A resident of St. Petersburg spends an average of 54 hours a year in them.

3. Yekaterinburg

Suitable for: for those who like to explore the Russian hinterland, are fond of weekend tours and are not afraid of thirty-degree frosts.
Average salary The average salary in the Sverdlovsk region exceeded 40 thousand rubles: 40 338 rubles.
Average cost of housing: 4, 25 million rubles on average for an apartment, 2, 76 million - for a one-room option.
Average rental price: 21 520 rubles.

Features of the city

Yekaterinburg is located on the border of Europe and Asia. It is a distinctive city, a large industrial center and a powerful transport hub. Economy of Yekaterinburg ranks Millions of cities behind Moscow in terms of economy for 100 years third in the country after Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Over the past decade, the city has become prettier: the Yekaterinburg City skyscraper district, the most famous museum of the city, the Yeltsin Center, has appeared, many changes have taken place before the 2018 FIFA World Cup. There is a metro and a developed street art: on the avenues you can see the meaningful messages of the artist Timofey Radi - "I would hug you, but I'm just a text" and "Who are we, where are we coming from?"

Climate

Yekaterinburg has a rather harsh climate: winters are cold and snowy, in November it can be -20 degrees, snow lasts until April, and apple trees and lilacs bloom in the second half of May. The average temperature in January is –14. Climate: Yekaterinburg ° С, in July - 18, 8 ° С. But from Yekaterinburg, you can get out on weekend tours of the Ural Mountains and the Chusovaya, Usva, Ai and Serge rivers.

Work

Most vacancies are open in sales and information technology: there are offices of Microsoft, Yandex and SKB-Kontura in Yekaterinburg. In addition, workers and specialists from the construction, real estate and logistics sectors are in demand. Unemployment rate - 5.1% Employment and unemployment in the Russian Federation in January 2019, slightly higher than the national average.

Ratings

Fourth in the Calvert 22 Foundation's Creative Capital Index and PwC's Creative Capital Index.
Seventh place in quality of life in the rating of Quality of life in Russian cities of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.
378th place in terms of the quality of the urban environment. According to the study, DOM. RF Urban Environment Quality Index, the quality of the outdoor environment is poor, and there are not enough places for recreation and entertainment. We can say that Yekaterinburg is an industrial city: there is where to walk in the center, but in dormitory areas this is not very good.
36th in the Los Angeles Tops INRIX Global Congestion Ranking of the cities with the largest traffic jams. A resident of Yekaterinburg spends an average of 51 hours a year in them.

4. Kazan

Suitable for: those who want to live in a comfortable city and are ready for the fact that people around will speak Tatar.
Average salary Average salary in Kazan in January-August 2018: 43 281 rubles.
Average cost of housing Prices for sale and rent of apartments - Kazan: 4, 72 million rubles on average for an apartment, 3, 1 million - for a one-room option.
Average rental price Prices for sale and rent of apartments - Kazan: 20,978 rubles.

Features of the city

Kazan - "the third capital Kazan has become the third capital of Russia" of Russia. Thanks to the ambitions of the local authorities, the city has changed greatly over the past 10 years: many sports facilities, new parks and public spaces have been built here. The quality of roads and transport is also excellent. Kazan has two official languages: Russian and Tatar, so don't be surprised if someone speaks to you in the second.

This is one of the most comfortable cities in Russia: they invest money in medicine, buy new trams and trolleybuses, develop cycling and think about how to make the life of citizens more convenient. The visiting card of recent years is the program "Parks and Squares of Tatarstan", within the framework of which dozens of public spaces are being reconstructed, in consultation with residents.

Climate

The climate in Kazan is temperate continental, with cold winters and warm summers. The average temperature in July is 19, 6 Climate: Kazan ° С, in January it is –13, 1 ° С. Winters are more snowy and frosty than in Moscow, and the average number of sunny days in cities is the same: 56 per year.

Work

There are many industrial enterprises in Kazan, so builders, logisticians, specialists in working specialties are in demand. Among the large factories - aviation, helicopter, optical-mechanical, gunpowder, plant "Nefis Group". In addition, there are many vacancies in the field of IT technology and administrative personnel. The unemployment rate is low - 3.4% Employment and unemployment in the Russian Federation in January 2019.

Ratings

Ranked third in the Calvert 22 Fund's Creative Capital Index and PwC's Creative Capital Index.
The fourth place in the quality of life in the rating of the Quality of life in Russian cities of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.
248th place in terms of the quality of the urban environment. According to the study, DOM. RF Urban Environment Quality Index, the main problems of the city are poorly developed street infrastructure. There are many underground and ground pedestrian crossings in Kazan, which is inconvenient for the elderly and mothers with children. In addition, there is a high road accident rate and a large number of accidents involving pedestrians.
Kazan did not make it into the world ranking of cities with the most intense traffic jams, but they are still not uncommon here: in 2017, it was included in the Russians. Traffic jams were measured in the top ten Russian cities with the most congested roads.

5. Vladivostok

Suitable for: for those who love Asia and want to live by the ocean.
Average salary Average salary in Vladivostok 55,000 rubles - HeadHunter: 55,000 rubles.
Average cost of housing Prices for sale and rent of apartments - Vladivostok: 7, 25 million rubles on average for an apartment, 3, 65 million - for a one-room option.
Average rental price Prices for sale and rent of apartments - Vladivostok: 19 818 rubles.

Features of the city

Vladivostok is a port city on the Pacific coast, located on the border with China. The Chinese, Koreans and Japanese are here almost like local residents, and Vladivostok residents themselves can often visit Asia, but never visit Moscow.

You can fly to Tokyo and Seoul in 2.5 hours, to Chinese Shenyang - in 6 hours. Direct flight from Moscow to Vladivostok is 8.5 hours.

Vladivostok has a high rhythm of life and a large number of cars: the city occupies the Regions of Russia. Socio-economic indicators - Rosstat is the third in terms of the level of motorization of the population. Therefore, if you like regularity and slowness, you may not like it. But here you can go winter surfing and eat delicious seafood.

In Vladivostok, incomes are quite high: the average salary is 55 thousand rubles. At the same time, the cost of renting an apartment is low here: if you find a job with a good rate and rent a house, you can easily save money. The disadvantage of the city is the high cost of real estate. For the first installment on a mortgage, you need to accumulate at least 600 thousand rubles (15% of 4, 1 million rubles - this is the average cost of a one-room apartment).

Climate

Local residents compare the city's climate with St. Petersburg. The average temperature in January is –12, 1 Climate: Vladivostok ° С, in August - the hottest month - 21, 2 ° С. Winter lasts the same as in Moscow, but because of the high humidity and the proximity of the ocean, it is windy and chilly here in the cold season, and stuffy in summer. Although, compared to St. Petersburg, it is not so cloudy: there are about 200 months of sunny days in Vladivostok a year.

Work

As in other cities, Vladivostok is the easiest place to find a job in sales. In addition, employees in the field of banking, IT specialists and accountants are in demand. You can make good money on real estate, in construction and in the field of transport and logistics. The city has offices of Yandex, Kaspersky Lab, Yota, Deloitte (audit and consulting) and JTI Russia (tobacco production). Unemployment rate - 5.1% Employment and unemployment in the Russian Federation in January 2019.

Ratings

Eighth in the Calvert 22 Foundation's Creative Capital Index and PwC's Creative Capital Index.
43rd place in quality of life in the rating of Quality of life in Russian cities of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.
51st Urban Environment Quality Index ranked in terms of the quality of the urban environment. A high score was given to the indicators "Housing and adjacent spaces" and "Citywide space", the indicators "Street infrastructure" and "Social and leisure infrastructure" "sank".
46th in the Los Angeles Tops INRIX Global Congestion Ranking of the cities with the largest traffic jams. A Vladivostok resident spends an average of 48 hours a year on them.