The cost of the monthly minimum food basket for Russians in March 2026 increased by 2.6% compared to January, reaching 7,712.4 rubles, reported TASS in the "Rusprodsoyuz" association. "The cost of the monthly food basket for Russians in March 2026 increased by 2.6% (compared to January - TASS note). The minimum set of food for one person today will cost on average 7,712.4 rubles," the message says. It is specified that products are most expensive in Chukotka - 19,784.4 rubles and in Kamchatka Krai - 13,223.5 rubles, and cheapest in Mordovia - 6,249 rubles and in Penza Oblast - 6,516.6 rubles. At the same time, the cost of the minimum food basket in Moscow is 9,141.2 rubles, in St. Petersburg - 8,923.2 rubles. The minimum food basket in the Moscow region on average costs 8,260.2 rubles, in the Leningrad region - 8,802.5 rubles, in Kaliningrad ...