The cost of the minimum basket of products in the Russian Federation has increased by 1.5% since the beginning of the year

The cost of the minimum basket of products for a month per person in Russia has increased by 1.5% since the beginning of the year and amounted to 6.1 thousand rubles. The Rusprodsoyuz association reported this to TASS. “The cost of the minimum monthly food basket for Russians has increased by 1.5% since the beginning of the year. Thus, a set of meals per person will cost an average of 6,110.9 rubles,” the message says. The calculations included 33 types of products, including meat, fish, dairy products, eggs, flour, bread, cereals, sugar, vegetables and fruits. The association noted that the cost of the minimum food basket in Moscow will be 7,336.3 rubles, in St. Petersburg - 6,995.4 rubles. According to the association, the most expensive products are in Chukotka (15,243.4 rubles) and in the Magadan region (10,720 rubles). The cheapest food products can be found in Mordovia (4,991.1 rubles) and the Belgorod region (5,052.7 rubles). In turn, the minimum food basket in the Moscow ...