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Message:: [QUOTE="SSlava, post: 374340, member: 4587"]And what are the average salaries in your country? In general, it became worse still in the economic plan about 4 years ago. The ruble fell by half. If, for example, people used to get 500-2000 dollars a lot. And in Moscow, so in general 1000-5000 dollars a month. Now people on average get about 200-1000 dollars in the province, and about 700-2500 dollars in cities like Moscow. In Moscow, for example, the minimum pension is twice as high as in our region. Well, for example, my brother is now working in Moscow as a programmer. He gets about 2200 dollars a month. The salary is paid in rubles. If 4 years ago he would have been paid the same salary, in dollars it would be about $ 4,400. In Russia, there really is not enough middle class, the poverty indicator is very much underestimated. Now those who receive about 200 dollars a month are not considered poor.But in fact I think the poor are all in Russia, who now get below $ 400 a month. There are many more such people. Although it is not entirely correct to compare absolute figures in dollars with European countries. We have utilities, some types of goods and services are cheaper than in Western European countries. By the way, many more people go to European countries from Moscow, where the middle class is already relatively developed. And poverty is flourishing in the Russian province. Few people have the opportunity to go abroad.[/QUOTE]