What city in Russia is best to live in is determined by statisticians, examining a number of parameters, including climate, design, conditions for organizing and doing business, level of healthcare development, etc.
Of course, each person has their own criteria for the best city in the country. Someone prefers noisy megacities with a large number of entertainment centers and huge hypermarkets, someone loves small towns with fresh air, a healthy climate and the absence of factories and plants, someone needs a rich cultural program, new performances and performances by famous actors. However, there are some universal criteria by which one can assess which city in Russia is considered the best in terms of living standards.
Rosstat rating criteria
As a rule, the ratings depend on the following parameters: the crime rate (the lower the level, the higher the rating of the city, respectively), the ecological state, the development of internal and external transport links, the adaptability of the climate for the life of the townspeople, the quality and design of housing and other buildings, a clear the work of health care and education systems, the availability of good conditions for the opening and development of small and medium-sized businesses. Important criteria are the ability of city residents to purchase their own housing, spend money on vacations abroad, and receive paid education in the city itself or outside of it. In addition, the level of tolerance of citizens towards representatives of other nationalities, religion or sex is taken into account.
The best cities in Russia
At the moment, Rosstat, when compiling such ratings, does not take into account St. Petersburg and Moscow, as cities with the most developed infrastructure and the highest wages. In addition, it takes into account the fact that these two cities make the largest investments from the budget of the country as a whole.
As of 2014, Kaliningrad was recognized as the best city to live in Russia. It bypasses other cities in Russia in all respects, except the unemployment rate index. In addition, the oil capital of the country - Novy Urengoy, the capital of the warmest region of Russia - Krasnodar, the host city of the 2013 Universiade - Kazan, the most student city in Russia - Novosibirsk were in the top of the best cities. In addition, the ranking includes quite a few cities near Moscow that have come here because of the abundance of important state-owned enterprises, better than in the capital itself, the environmental situation, high wages and good infrastructure.
According to the opinion of the most Russians, based on personal preferences, Moscow and St. Petersburg can be considered the best cities in Russia, whose residents have the highest incomes and are located in the center of the largest transport hubs.
