Russian prices are high?

1), Russia's high prices are notorious, not only much higher than China, compared to some developed countries in Europe has also been worse. The local people most often drink mineral water, for example. In Moscow, the cheapest common bottle of water to more than 20 rubles, if it is in Moscow's business district, such as the old Arbat Street is sold to 40 to 50 rubles, accounting for more than 10 yuan into a bottle of water is by no means a joke. 2) for the high prices: the Russian people's concerns have always existed. However, Russia's social welfare has been maintained at a high level, such as compulsory education, including textbooks and students' nutritional meals are free of charge, medical care is also free of charge, even if foreigners have an accident in Russia, before getting rid of the life-threatening is also free of charge. Even if a foreigner has an accident in Russia, it is free of charge until the foreigner's life is in danger. There is also free running water, 24-hour hot water supply and heating in winter. This way, although prices are super high, the Russian public, when spending money, has a lot less to worry about. In St. Petersburg, if you have a regular job in Russia, prices in St. Petersburg are a bit cheaper than in Moscow, but even so, a 7,000 ruble pension is almost enough for a family to buy a week's worth of food. Prices are much lower as long as you stay away from central cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg. In rural areas of the Novgorod region, for example, the prices of household goods and food are comparable to the average supermarket in a Chinese city. Even in Veliky Novgorod, the capital of the Novgorod region, prices are significantly lower than in Moscow, St. Petersburg, a cut. 3), Russia's housing prices: similar to the situation in China, Moscow's housing prices are staggeringly high. City center prices per square meter as high as 20,000 to 30,000 U.S. dollars, St. Petersburg to some lower. The equivalent of China's "provincial capital" level of the state capital city of Veliky Novgorod, the average price per square meter as long as 1,000 U.S. dollars, and China's provincial capitals roughly equivalent. Moreover, when buying or selling a house, Russians only count the area used, which saves them a lot of trouble in calculating the price compared to China. The price difference is superficial, but the deeper problem is that the level of economic development between the center city and the local area is not coordinated. For example, if a newly graduated university student earns 1,000 dollars in Moscow, he can only earn a few hundred dollars in a small city. That's why everyone in Russia wants to come to the big cities. Pure Muscovites, who have lived in Moscow for the last two or three generations, now make up only two percent of Moscow's population. Not only Russians, but also some citizens of the former Soviet Union **** and countries from Central Asia and the Caucasus, have tried to come to Moscow to find work, and a considerable number of them are staying illegally, and these people have been a hidden danger to the security of the city.