The cost of the minimum food basket in Russia has increased by 10.6% since the beginning of the year, according to the Rusprodsoyuz

The cost of the minimum monthly food basket per person in Russia has increased by 10.6% since the beginning of the year and amounted to 6.7 thousand rubles. This was reported to TASS by the Rusprodsoyuz association. "The cost of the minimum monthly food basket for Russians has increased by 10.6% since the beginning of the year. Thus, the average food basket per person will cost 6,656.5 rubles," the statement said. The association noted that the cost of the minimum food basket in Moscow will be 7,976.3 rubles, and in St. Petersburg - 7,677.2 rubles. According to the association's estimates, food is most expensive in Chukotka (15,241.7 rubles) and in the Magadan Region (11,075.6 rubles). The cheapest food products can be found in Mordovia (5,244.1 rubles) and Lipetsk Oblast (5,466.9 rubles). In turn, the minimum food basket in Moscow Oblast costs an average of 7,318.4 rubles, in Leningrad Oblast - 7,638 rubles, in Kaliningrad Oblast ...