What else would you like to know the cost of?

@yastyman

2 ай бұрын

More practical and economic videos like this 🖐

@klarkkant7371

2 ай бұрын

It is necessary to compare income and expenses in proportion, and not directly. It costs, for example, the average figures for the region. For example, let's take the second largest city in Russia - St. Petersburg. The city's population is 6 million people, the average salary per month is 100k rubles. To convert to dollars, divide by 90 (But we don’t need this). Most likely the average here is before taxes. Taxes in the Russian Federation are paid by the employer for you, so you will receive not 100k, but, say, 80k. There are compound interest, but their calculation is all on the shoulders of the employer. Including health insurance and pension. In vacancies, the employer usually indicates how much he will pay, minus all taxes. For example, you receive this 80k per month. And you are alone. I personally work for that amount in an office as a designer (and this is still not enough in my specialty, but I’m just lazy). Schedule 5/2, 40 hours per week, 247 working days, not counting 1 month of vacation (usually 2 times 2 weeks). I usually work from 11:00 to 19:00, but I can come to the office whenever I want. You want to rent housing, a one-room apartment, 10-20 minutes walk from the metro. It will cost from 15k to 30k, depending on the quality of the renovation of the room, the availability of furniture, etc. Each apartment usually always has a washing machine, stove, etc. The price already includes payment for utilities (for example 25k+5k). Personally, I rent a 2-room apartment for 37k. How much you spend on food is a purely individual matter. I personally spend from 10k if I cook myself and 20k if I buy delivery of ready-made meals for a month, 2k calories per day. They bring there both meat and fish and cakes. In this case, you don’t have to go to the store at all. (There are food stores everywhere within a 20-minute walk) Internet 400mbit, unlimited - 600 rubles per month, +600 rubles per smartphone. I travel to work for 1 hour (15 minutes on foot, 45 by metro), the cost of 70 trips by public transport is 2.7k rubles. Consider the metro in St. Petersburg to be the same as in Moscow, only smaller. Many times less)) Why didn't you rent an apartment closer to work? Answer: an apartment closer to my wife’s work)) who also receives from 40k to 100k per month, piecework salary. And so calculate the intermediate results. You receive 80k rubles per month. 80k-30k-20k-600-600-2700=26100 rubles. 33% balance not spent per month. For example, you can buy yourself a gym membership. For 10k rubles....per year.

@klarkkant7371

2 ай бұрын

Wait a minute, what about health insurance? you are a designer, perhaps you have a university education? On credit? What about the car? I answer: Spent by my parents: 0 rubles for kindergarten, 0 for school and 0 for university. And this is still true today. Because they are free. (There are also paid ones, of course. Well, to get into university you have to get high scores on the school exam, otherwise you have to pay) I personally don’t need a car at all, because I’d rather sleep for an hour on the subway or read a book than drive around the city in stress for 30 minutes. (But in fairness, a car costs from 1kk to 2kk, new or +/- 5 years old) For 6kk people, 1.7kk cars are registered in St. Petersburg, because many people don’t use them. What about medicine? Well, how can I say... We have old women who are almost 80 years old and call an ambulance just out of boredom. 4 times a week. Calling an ambulance costs 0 rubles. Treatment of fractures, etc. - 0 rubles, cut out appendicitis - 0 rubles. Well, you understand. My friend spent four and a half weeks in the hospital with kidney stones, he had 2 operations and spent ... 4k rubles on medications to recover at home. and the employer did not fire him!! We also have a lot of paid clinics, and if you don’t want to wait 1-2 weeks for an appointment with a free doctor, you can spend 1-2 days with a paid one. For example, it’s paid if you do the following: X-ray of the skull 1k-2k rubles, MRI 3k-10k. Personally, I broke shoulder bones, broke my nose, treated stomach problems, put fillings on all my teeth and all this - for free (for taxes, of course). The only thing is that it is now problematic to take out a mortgage for your apartment, and the rate and prices have increased significantly. The cost of an apartment naturally depends on many factors, but in St. Petersburg you should focus on 10kk rubles. According to statistics, 71% of the population in Russia owns their own home, the rest live in rent Property tax 0.1-0.2% per year, excluding benefits and other things for an ordinary apartment, this is about 10k rubles per year P.S. in kindergartens, schools and universities, your child will be taught how to read ancient scrolls, write folk ballads, calculate interstellar flights and philosophize according to Hegel and Nietzsche.... and will not hear any conversations about what gender they should choose in life. Also on the Internet, many people say that cheap food products in the Russian Federation are like medium-expensive products in the USA. Like they say, foods are more tasty, organic, non-GMO, etc. I cannot verify the accuracy of this information. By the way, Russia is a fairly digitalized country. For example, a street musician playing a guitar near the metro asks you not only for coins, but also.... puts out a QR code for quick transfer by phone!!!

@klarkkant7371

2 ай бұрын

Wait a minute, what about health insurance? you are a designer, perhaps you have a university education? On credit? What about the car? I answer: Spent by my parents: 0 rubles for kindergarten, 0 for school and 0 for university. And this is still true today. Because they are free. (There are also paid ones, of course. Well, to get into university you have to get high scores on the school exam, otherwise you have to pay) I personally don’t need a car at all, because I’d rather sleep for an hour on the subway or read a book than drive around the city in stress for 30 minutes. (But in fairness, a car costs from 1kk to 2kk, new or +/- 5 years old) For 6kk people, 1.7kk cars are registered in St. Petersburg, because many people don’t use them. What about medicine? Well, how can I say... We have old women who are almost 80 years old and call an ambulance just out of boredom. 4 times a week. Calling an ambulance costs 0 rubles. Treatment of fractures, etc. - 0 rubles, cut out appendicitis - 0 rubles. Well, you understand. My friend spent four and a half weeks in the hospital with kidney stones, he had 2 operations and spent ... 4k rubles on medications to recover at home. and the employer did not fire him!! We also have a lot of paid clinics, and if you don’t want to wait 1-2 weeks for an appointment with a free doctor, you can spend 1-2 days with a paid one. For example, it’s paid if you do the following: X-ray of the skull 1k-2k rubles, MRI 3k-10k. Personally, I broke shoulder bones, broke my nose, treated stomach problems, put fillings on all my teeth and all this - for free (for taxes, of course). The only thing is that it is now problematic to take out a mortgage for your apartment, and the rate and prices have increased significantly. The cost of an apartment naturally depends on many factors, but in St. Petersburg you should focus on 10kk rubles. According to statistics, 71% of the population in Russia owns their own home, the rest live in rent Property tax 0.1-0.2% per year, excluding benefits and other things for an ordinary apartment, this is about 10k rubles per year P.S. in kindergartens, schools and universities, your child will be taught how to read ancient scrolls, write folk ballads, calculate interstellar flights and philosophize according to Hegel and Nietzsche.... and will not hear any conversations about what gender they should choose in life. Also on the Internet, many people say that cheap food products in the Russian Federation are like medium-expensive products in the USA. Like they say, foods are more tasty, organic, non-GMO, etc. I cannot verify the accuracy of this information. By the way, Russia is a fairly digitalized country. For example, a street musician playing a guitar near the metro asks you not only for coins, but also.... puts out a QR code for quick transfer by phone!!!

@klarkkant7371

2 ай бұрын

@scottishguyinmoscow Apparently KZread is banning my second comment, can you do something about it?

It's really great that you started the review specifically with housing, utilities and transportation costs. Well done!👍🏻

@scottishguyinmoscow

2 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@Vicky-rq8ny

2 ай бұрын

Really enjoying your videos. I find Russia a fascinating place. Not sure if I've missed it but where in Scotland are you from? How long have you been in Russia? What made you move? Sorry I know it sounds a bit like a police interview, I'm just nosey 😂

Just tiny adjusting - unlimited monthly public transport ticket all around Moscow costs 2700 RUB is about 24 GBP, not 48 ones🙂 About taxation: 13 % - tax for individuals, for individual entrepreneurs it could be from 6 to 15 percents, for self-employed persons is just from 4 to 6 percents and social tax is already included (public medical insurance). 👍😯

@scottishguyinmoscow

2 ай бұрын

Yes I made a typo on the video, I’ve corrected in the video description

@sold_ludm54

2 ай бұрын

Поражает неосведомлённость пишущих о налогах в 13%. А вы забываете, что работодатель выплачивает за работника в разные фонды ещё 30%? В итоге налог получается 43% с зарплаты. Маленькая зарплата в России? Прибавьте к любой зарплате эти 43% - вот про такую и надо говорить, ведь в любой стране называют зарплату без вычета налогов

@klarkkant7371

2 ай бұрын

@@sold_ludm54 а ты не забывай что в странах запада в "налоги" не входит медицинская страховка например, Что если мы тут вычитаем из зарплаты "страховку" там ее надо вычислить самостоятельно + как-то во всём этом расчете учесть траты на возможное попадание в больничку. То есть по налогам уже так в лоб ничего не посчитать.

@nettlecarrier8259

2 ай бұрын

@@sold_ludm54 что ты несешь? какие фонды? UPD. A, ок, вопросов больше нет, посмотрел аккаунт, понял, что бот. XD

@sold_ludm54

2 ай бұрын

@@nettlecarrier8259 Пожалуйста, очередной невежа! Наберите в интернете, сколько работодатель платит за работника в различные фонды, и какие это фонды. Я бывший бухгалтер.

It is quite realistic to rent a studio apartment of 33 sq.m. for 35K rubles (380-400 USD) per month in Moscow. It will be away from the center of Moscow for 20-30 minutes by metro. If you buy an apartment, then you can live in Moscow on 25K rubles (250-300 USD) / month if you live alone. This amount includes all-inclusive utilities, groceries and meat and cooking only at home and a monthly transport pass. There are a lot of inexpensive (up to 5 USD) or free entertainment in Moscow. If there is a goal to save money while living in Moscow, earning a lot of money and saving, this is a very working option. Absolutely any area of Moscow and any city in Russia is safe to live in. There are no special ghetto areas anywhere in Russia. You have rented an apartment in expensive areas of Moscow. The west, south-west and north-west of Moscow are more expensive to rent by 30-40 percent of the rest of the districts.

@scottishguyinmoscow

2 ай бұрын

Yes agreed, there is much cheaper places to live. I wanted to be near work and near the centre

@juodagalvesniegena714

2 ай бұрын

even cheaper out of Moscow.

@dikonsaintjohn

2 ай бұрын

Потому что у нас гетто почти во всех районах 🤣

@skazki_na-noch

2 ай бұрын

@@dikonsaintjohn ты ещё скажи, что вся Россия - гетто, а Москва - столица гетто 🤣

@metroudelnaya

2 ай бұрын

@@dikonsaintjohn В Киеве?

Utilities in the UK in winter, Gas/Electric £250-300 per month, water £72 per month(unmetered) and council tax robbery at about £200 a month, internet £30 a month for a grand total of about £550-600 a month and not even bought any food yet. Can take off £100-150 in spring and summer for using less heating. Can't believe its only £42 where you live. :)

@scottishguyinmoscow

2 ай бұрын

Exactly. My parents worked their whole life (for the NHS) and still have to only use the heating sparingly in winter

@user-cd3jo3kh1j

2 ай бұрын

Ух ты. Это точно налоги? Больше похоже на рэкет или ограбление.

@dikonsaintjohn

2 ай бұрын

Ну у вас и зарплаты высокие везде есть свой баланс

@zloychechen5150

2 ай бұрын

Well, bear in mind, the average monthly salary in Moscow is around 130K roubles, which'd be about 1130 GBP. With that, however, if you're renting, you can do it for, say, 40-50K RUR further from the center, or less than that even, but with hinderance to transport convenience. You don't lose a shit load of time if you're further from the center, and you don't lose money. Most of us locals are used to a commute of about 1h15m. More is tiresome. Less is at a premium. Our guy has a pretty posh flat, all in all.

@TheTaffia

2 ай бұрын

@@dikonsaintjohn Not really, you pay these charges even if you have a low income or are on a state pension.

I don't know why this video was recommended to me, but it was cool, I'm Russian and didn't understand Scottish accent before, but your English ..I can understand every single word.

@scottishguyinmoscow

Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Yes, give us a tour of your place!

@scottishguyinmoscow

2 ай бұрын

I will very soon!

13% of the tax is paid by a person who is employed by any company as a hired person. This amount is automatically withheld by the employer, you do not need to pay this tax. There is no headache at all with the tax. And thise tax are refunded if you visit private medical centers, a dentist, as well as if you use a fitness club or spend money on your health or education. 13% will be refunded if you buy an apartment or a house also. If you work for yourself as a freelancer (for example, a coder, IT spec or giving private English lessons) or a single businessman without hired employees, you can pay 4% income tax if you earn up to 2.4 million rubles per year (approx 26K USD/year). If you plan to earn more choose the "patent" tax system. It allows you to pay a fixed amount of tax per year, regardless of your earnings up to 60 million rubles per year (approx 650K USD/year). This amount will amount to about 4-5 percent of taxes approx. This tax "patent" payment depends on russian region and kind of business. So if you work as a barber or photographer in Moscow you'll pay 125K rubles / year (1300 USD/year) fixed tax and earn up to 650K USD and no more additional taxes. If work as a taxi driver tax payment will be only 38K rubbles/year (400 USD / year). In other regions tax payments for patent system is lower. If you earn up to 200 million rubles per year (2.1 million USD/year) You will pay 6% of the tax. All of the above methods of taxation do not require accounting records or complex tax returns. Every major bank like Sber or Tinkoff has its own online tax calculation system and will generate a tax return for you and send it to the tax office. You only need to make a few mouse clicks or finger taps on your app in the phone.

@scottishguyinmoscow

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for elaborating, appreciated

@yastyman

2 ай бұрын

WOW

@karmaoutlaw

2 ай бұрын

😲

@skazki_na-noch

2 ай бұрын

А патенты разве не отменили в прошлом году? Также при регистрации самозанятым, платите 4%, но не можете претендовать на социальную пенсию. Если регистрируетесь как индивидуальный предприниматель, то платите 6% + 39000 рублей социальных налогов в год вне зависимости от дохода. Даже если не работаете, 39000 всё-равно платите. Но можете рассчитывать на социальную пенсию, если они вообще будут у кого-то через 30 лет.

@Kamil_Ocean

2 ай бұрын

I confirm this. I had the "patent" tax system and I had payed about 120K rubles per year and you can get money without counting them, without declarations. It's cool. I'm a programmer, but I know the "patent" system works for a cafe as well. BTW, I'm living in Odintsovo, but I know in Moscow it's a little bit more, maybe around 150K rubles per year. The last year I lived in Serbia and also registered there as an enterpeneur and I had to beeing paying 400€ per month. I didn't understand this. Becuase Serbia has much less quallity of living, but the cost is much more. I was amazed. Moscow and other cities of Russia are much much more developed, clear and cheap.

he tells the absolute truth! I'm Lithuanian living in Russia! thanks Mate for making this videos

@user-up8sc8um4w

Ай бұрын

Yes, I agree. I am living here and he is very honest about reality here, positive too😊

You probably should have mentioned that your mobile will most likely cost you less than US$10/mo. And that will include about 800 outcoming minutes Russia-wide (incoming calls are free in Russia), 25-30 Gb of traffic, plus unlimited messengers like Viber, WhatsApp and Telegram.

@scottishguyinmoscow

2 ай бұрын

This is true, I pay 1000 rubles per month for all I need on my mobile, about 8GBP

@zloychechen5150

2 ай бұрын

@@scottishguyinmoscow I pay 655 roubles. My plan has a limit for traffic, which i never exceed, and i almost never talk for more than 30 seconds, so i don't even know how many minutes it includes.

@ТупорылоеЧмо

2 ай бұрын

​@@scottishguyinmoscow 1000 rubles for a mobile expenses? Kinda high, it used to be much lower, i still use my old traffic from 2018 or so, 260 rubles per month with 500 minutes and 30gb of internet + unlimited traffic for messengers and residues transfer of GBs and minutes for the next month can get up to 50GB and 1000 minutes. For 260 rubles you can't get anything decent at all. And somewhere at that time there was a traffic with unlimited internet for like 500 rubles, but the speeds are kinda low, compared to limited one (5-10mbit/s and 20-40mbit/s on limited one) Only the home internet haven't gone up in prices that much, thanks for that. Inflation is truly a universal bitch

@vatnikxxi7717

Ай бұрын

I pay only 350 rubles and always have enough minutes and gigabytes.

@RimmaSeile

Ай бұрын

I pay 290 rubles and for me more than enough because i have wi fi in apartment. City Ufa

Everything is true. Been living here for 20 years.

@scottishguyinmoscow

Ай бұрын

Thank you

My relatives from Ukraine are asking how things are in Moscow. I write to them that everything is very bad and send them photos of New York. Otherwise, God forbid, they will come here...

@JayTulip

Ай бұрын

that's hillarious!

@itistime5699

Ай бұрын

Аааааааааха😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

@scottishguyinmoscow

Ай бұрын

Yes it is very clean and organised compared to America

@user-dq5hw4bp3u

Ай бұрын

😂👍

@Serg_M

Ай бұрын

​@@scottishguyinmoscow Yes, we all know that. but why would THEY know about it?? let them continue to believe that we don't have asphalt, toilets, and bears running around our streets.

Доброго дня ВАМ ,успехов !!!

@scottishguyinmoscow

2 ай бұрын

😊

Thank you so much!!! 👍🙏🇷🇺

@scottishguyinmoscow

2 ай бұрын

Thank you too!

Я смотрю обзор на жизнь в России в 2 часа ночи 😂

I just LOVE this Scottish accent. My absolute fav ☺️

@bukvarem

2 ай бұрын

Я думаю, здесь нет никакого шотландского акцента. Это просто обычный английский (британский) язык. Именно британский, а не американский. Британский английский язык - это эталон, если угодно. Британский английский язык звучит иначе, нежели американский английский язык.

@dddeeevvvx

2 ай бұрын

@@bukvarem Я уверен что он говорит с шотландским акцентом

@NeoCubism

2 ай бұрын

@@bukvarem конечно это Шотландский акцент.

@dvaparovoza5706

2 ай бұрын

@@bukvarem Изучите сначала вопрос. Помимо стандартного английского (standard English), который еще называют «Received Pronunciation», сокращенно RP (нормативное произношение), а также «Queen’s English» (английский королевы), который мы слышим по радио и телевидению, существует еще, по меньшей мере, 37 акцентов (accents) и диалектов (dialects) английского языка, на которых до сих пор говорит население в различных районах Британских островов. Лондон - город диалектов и акцентов: Аристократический акцент. The posh English accent. Cockny - Кокни Estuary English - Эстуарный английский Уэльский акцент. The Welsh English accent Yorkshire - Йоркширский диалект Northern Irish - Североирландский диалект Scottish - Шотландский диалект Brummie - диалект Бирмингема Geordie - Джорди Scouse - Ливерпульский диалект Если хотите краткое описание этих акцентов и диалектов, а так же их отличия, ловите ссылку: ienglish.ru/articles/common-article/london-stolitsa-gurmanov

@bukvarem

2 ай бұрын

@@dvaparovoza5706 благодарю за скопированный текст из интернета)), но я всё-таки думаю, что иностранец не способен уловить шотландский акцент. Я вообще сомневаюсь, что региональные акценты в Британии ярко выражены.

To be honest, one of the best things you can do is just save up some money from working in western countries, and then move to Moscow investing that money there; you'll live there way better than in your home country with such an investment, and you won't even have to work

@JuanGorga-in7rt

Ай бұрын

Yeah, fire movement, but Asia looks better for me

@aeluzarii

Ай бұрын

@@JuanGorga-in7rt Right, there are many places in Asia where this can work too

@EA-ck4so

Ай бұрын

Why a retired person would want to live in such a climate? Lots of other options where climate is better, food is tastier, sea is nearby - Asia, Central America, Turkey, Greece.

@aeluzarii

Ай бұрын

@@EA-ck4so I guess it depends for everyone individually then, not everyone is in love with very hot weather and either unhealthy or asian food; me personally I'd prefer Moscow's weather over any of those places that you have mentioned (maybe except some places in Asia, there can actually be my kind of weather there too)

I've been saying for ages in terms of price of living to the quality of living Moscow is absolutely the best I've seen. I lived in a few Western countries for five years there is no comparison.

for those saying that the salaries in Russia are lower .. it seems like Russia is tracking the salaries different than many other european countries .. Russia takes any type of work and hours into consideration , even if its someone who is retired but wants to add to his monthly pockets working 5-10 hours per week doing who knows what ( some teachers or professors often do that because they like the human interactions .. it keeps them young) .. and ofc those salaries will be lower .. in germany somehow if you look for the average income it will spit you out a number like 4300 before tax (after it would be like 2800) .. but here they only count full time workers and even then by the looks of it from only a certain amount of hours .. they eliminate the part time workers and left the Ceo class .. and got a high number . in germany they love to write about russias poverty problem .. and yes there are people who live in poverty by certain metrics .. but the vast majority lives in far secluded regions where everything else is also cheaper .. by % the amount of people living in poverty is higher in germany .. with almost 16% and thats from 2021 according to newer numbers its projected around 17% now .. and germany has enormous living costs .. my point is that .. i've been looking for many IT jobs in Russia .. in various cities .. hundreds of listings with pretty much the same salary i would get in germany .. only that i would pay 13/15 % tax in russia and 45-53% in germany .. and spending 200 euro per month on groceries is better than 500 for the same products .. or 400/500 for water , heating , electricity vs below 50...

@Doug_The_Head

Ай бұрын

One more comment about salaries comparison. In Russia social & medical insurance payments are fully paid by employer, why in Europe and US are paid by employee or shared. That's why difference between gross and net salary in Russia is quite small, while difference between "salary cost" for the company and net salary for employee is more or less the same.

@maestro.english

Ай бұрын

I’d like to add, that prices in secluded areas can be, in fact, higher for many types of products. For example, it’s very difficult for retired people to get the pharmaceutical products they need. So the poverty problem almost everywhere outside of big cities is huge.

Hi there!) The train that goes all way around is МЦК (MCC - Moscow Central Circle). It has really nice, clean, quiet and modern trains and is comfy to travel) Loved this video, man! One addition though - the income tax is 13%, but there’s also a 20% tax already included in everything you buy, and if you work leagally, your empleyer already deducts additional 31-38% percent of your salary as a mandatory insurance fee) BUT, as a self-employed, you can legally work and pay 4% taxes, if your income doesn’t exceed 2,4 million a year. So there are good and bad things about taxes in Russia) Good luck with the channel, I subscribed!

Отличное видео! Удачи в продвижении канала!

The transportation system sounds like a dream!!! Would love to see the food market tour too… thanks!!❤❤

@klarkkant7371

2 ай бұрын

In fact, not only is the transport system good, but car sharing is also very affordable. If you have to travel around the city not every day for work, then you don’t need a car at all.And there is no need to worry about maintenance, parking, etc.

@zloychechen5150

2 ай бұрын

Oh yes, he has the Danilovsky market nearby. The market bit is expensive, but the foodcourt there is really rather nice.

@user-wd8ed3nn6w

Ай бұрын

​@@klarkkant7371If you take out a mortgage, then most likely it is not within the MKAD, because a "preferential mortgage" is given only for new buildings and within a certain amount. And not a preferential mortgage is 20 percent per annum now. Most likely, there you will need to get to the subway or train where there is no carsharing. That's why you need a car. If you don't buy an apartment by the time you retire, then you won't be able to rent anything for retirement. There are no laws in Russia that limit rent increases if you have a permanent contract, so buying a home is a matter of survival. I know that in Germany and Austria it is impossible to increase the rent by more than some percentage per year, several friends have moved, I do not know about the UK.

Привет! Love your videos 😻 go on mate

@scottishguyinmoscow

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

65 000 rubles per month for rent is crazy. The last apartment I was renting was 20 000 rubles per month. Granted, it was in St. Petersburg and not in the centre, but still. Not arguing or anything, just shocked how much more expensive everything is in Moscow compared to the rest of Russia.

@gewalt9585

2 ай бұрын

да, дак он и почти в центре мск арендует, интересно сколько стоит рента однушки в таком же отдалении от центра Нью-Йорка.

@fiddlersgreen2433

2 ай бұрын

@@gewalt9585 пара тысяч наверное

@gewalt9585

2 ай бұрын

@@fiddlersgreen2433 да вроде пара- тройка ахахаха но тут надо само собой гуглить

@hamoudeallam645

2 ай бұрын

Ну ты не станешь арендовать квартиру с пианино)))

@DarkVadimjke

2 ай бұрын

im renting one in Vladivostok now for 60 000 rubles per month. Rent prices here are insane

Thanks for the informative and interesting videos.

Good video mate. Please make a video a about salaries and finding a job. Cheers.

@scottishguyinmoscow

Ай бұрын

Will do soon

We can't really compare cost of living without comparing salaries.

@joer1678

20 күн бұрын

Seen it on other channels. Russian salaries are very low

@user-id1qw5fv1h

16 күн бұрын

​@@joer1678 , In Russia, the vast majority of people have their own housing, the tax on which is very very low. In addition, free medicine and education. Wonderful kindergartens are subsidized by the state, people pay very little for kindergartens. There are also other bonuses...

Thanks for the video. Very interesting

Keep Posting Mate ! Good luck !!!

@scottishguyinmoscow

Ай бұрын

Thanks, will do!

Great video! Thank you

I absolutely love that Scottish accent!!!❤❤❤

Absolutely great work on living expenses in Moscow. It’s almost unimaginable though. Thank you so much!🙏🏻

I spend much less per month. P.S. This old chandelier... So nostalgic!😊

@marias5088

Ай бұрын

Would you please specify where you spend less per month?

13% income tax from individuals, from 6 to 15% - for entrepreneurs - depends on revenue and what system of taxation they choose (about 5 option with their advantages/disadvantages and restrictions like if you earn more then ~54000$ per year you need to switch to a different taxation - 15%) when they open their business (they can change it later). Your rent a pretty expensive apartment though, but of course this is justified by its proximity to the center and its excellent condition. There are more modest options for 40-50 and even 35 thousand rubles per month. And yeah, utilities cost is ridiculous in Russia. A self-employed person or entrepreneur can make additional pension payments (about 30% of income) to accumulate pensions and insurance payments, but I don’t do that, instead I've opened a pension deposit in my bank and am already receiving interests from it, at least I can spend these money anyday and if I die my closest relatives can use them.

@scottishguyinmoscow

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for elaborating, I appreciate it!

@ooHotcooleRoo

2 ай бұрын

@@scottishguyinmoscow And limits entrepreneurs for 6% (from revenue) or 15% (for revenue minus expenses) are quite high, in 2024: 199 350 000 rubles a year ~2.1mil$, after that until 265 800 000 rubles a year ~ 2.8mil$ it's 8% and 20% respectively. There's also an option of being "self employed" that has 4% tax for revenue from regular people and 6% tax for revenue you get from organizations, limit is 2.4 mil rubles a year (26k$). There are also patents for specific fields, say you have a barbershop with 3 employees near your home, for full 2024 you would pay a fixed tax of 125690 rub (~1.4k$) up until you hit 60mil rubles revenue (650k$), those are region specific, so just outside of Moscow you would pay half that with the same limit. Basically there are a lot of options.

@ooHotcooleRoo

2 ай бұрын

Actually forgot a thing, there's an additional 1% tax for entrepreneurs that covers social.. something. It got rolled into something this year and some part of it is deductible, not sure since my bank calculates all that. But basically with banking fees and such you can basically add 1% on top of that 6/8 or 15/20% value.

Wow! You look really cool without sunglasses

Brother man your accent is of the hook !!!

Spasiba 😂❤

@scottishguyinmoscow

Ай бұрын

Your welcome

And bear in mind that in other cities like Nizhny Novgorod, Samara or Kazan the cost of living is way lower than in Moscow. There you can rent a similar size apartment for RUB 35K instead of 65K. Food is also a bit cheaper, especially if you buy it from local farmers at the market. What's more, here in Russia you can be assured of traditional Christian values. There are some gay clubs here too, but no gay parades, LGBT propaganda is forbidden in media, at schools, in public spaces. We have boys and girls from their birth here, Mums and Dads, not parent 1 and parent 2, we have two genders instead of 72. The streets are clean, no drug addicts lying in the dust, almost no graffiti, no guns, no shootings at night. You can call a medical doctor home if you feel sick - it's free of charge. Or an ambulance 24/7. So welcome to Russia, move here for permanent living.

@angeldetierra3855

2 ай бұрын

-- Thanks for your input.

@user-ft5kh5um1r

Ай бұрын

Тебе напомнить про количество разводов? В топ-3 входит.

@user-ek3jv9sr1d

Ай бұрын

А работать он где будет, если квартиру снимет?

@user-ox3xs8om6y

Ай бұрын

А если он поддерживает взгляды на Россию Трюдо, Сунака, Макрона, А.Навального тоже пусть приезжает?

@musicclassic5938

Ай бұрын

@@user-ft5kh5um1r У меня тоже один развод был, каюсь. Тем не менее, с первой женой прожил 26 лет и вырастили дочь, а сейчас вторую дочь растим со второй женой, с которой уже 20 лет вместе прожили.

Nice ser

Because free home program from Soviet union era 94% of Russia live in own house . 6% live in rentals and 4,000 are homeless. Very different from the USA, 64% have their own house, 35% live in rented houses . And 1% are homeless. 600,000 people in the United States are homeless.

Interesting

How much do you earn each month? I am asking because you compared the taxes on earning 50,000 GBP a year in Scotland and in Russia. You also noted that that's a pretty average income in Scotland. But you forgot to mention that the average income in Russia is actually less than 11,000 GBP a year.

@user-id1qw5fv1h

16 күн бұрын

In Russia, the vast majority of people have their own housing, the tax on which is very very low. In addition, free medicine and education. Wonderful kindergartens are subsidized by the state, people pay very little for kindergartens. There are also other bonuses...

Thanks for video! The middle circle red one is MCC (Moscow Central Circle) and the blue one is Big Circle Line ;)

medical insurance is forgotten. Emergency care is free, but it is better to buy an insurance - if you plan to live in Russia for a long time

@scottishguyinmoscow

Ай бұрын

Yes, best to have private medical

65K per month is pretty cheap for such place in Moscow as for 2024.. ! Especially for such a spacios one..

I would love to see an apartment tour!

@scottishguyinmoscow

2 ай бұрын

I will do that very soon!

London's tube system works better for me😀

Привет и вам...

Average in Scotland £50,000 yes, And that's good. But average in moscow is about £12k.... Not comparable son

You are not counting inflation, which is just a concealed tax. Inflation in Russia is like 12% per year and more. Constantly. Low tax is an illusion.

@albertol1529

Ай бұрын

It’s 150% in the UK, despite what the government headline rate is. Just go to your local shop and think what prices you paid a year ago.

Scottish people downshifting in Russia's most expensive city. Of curse you need to do the shopping video, bro!😂

Tell me this, I work in IT, I don't speak Russian. I've spent about 5 years living between both Poland and Finland, so I'm geographically pretty close to Russia. My first language is English, how easy is it for me to get a job in Russia in IT? It was pretty easy to come here from NZ all those years ago and work in English. I know salaries there for IT are actually pretty damn good and considering the low living costs and tax, it seems like the best choice going at the moment.

@glebarhangelsky4351

2 ай бұрын

I'm IT businessman in Russia, the hunger for IT specialists is crasy. A lot of work for replacing all sap-microsoft-oracle stuff :-)

@glebarhangelsky4351

2 ай бұрын

English will be OK in many it companies, but for shops etc you will need some Russian, like A1 level.

@aguafria9565

2 ай бұрын

@@glebarhangelsky4351I'm a DBA but recently moved into DevOps. Do you have advice on how I can get an offer? Maybe some companies to approach or freelance agencies? I have tried to get an offer on HH, but I was rejected due to language.

@ash3rr

2 ай бұрын

​@@glebarhangelsky4351 any advice about companies to approach who have English speaking teams? It would seem more probable when there was international collaboration that a team might be english speaking, now that's been cut off (I read today a Finnish university professor had his lifelong pension cancelled for collaborating with Russian researchers) it must be less easy to find now.

@ash3rr

2 ай бұрын

@@glebarhangelsky4351 ​any advice about companies to approach who have English speaking teams? It would seem more probable when there was international collaboration that a team might be english speaking, now that's been cut off (I read today a Finnish university professor had his lifelong pension cancelled for collaborating with Russian researchers) it must be less easy to find now.

My three bedroom apartment in a New building costs me 60.000 roubles per month. But I need about 45-50 minutes to reach the center.

@scottishguyinmoscow

Ай бұрын

Yes I think it gets cheaper as you move further out

Это все не дорого для иностранцев из за курса рубля.. а дальше вопрос в том в какой валюте у тебя будет заработок либо насколько ты востребованный специалист внутри страны

@gewalt9585

2 ай бұрын

Да, поэтому важно указывать среднюю зп по городу, или среднюю зп в какой-нибудь оч популярной отрасли мировой, чтобы люди ориентировались на масштабы цен. Вон пишет что средняя в МСК 130к. от нее и пляшем

A female I worked with in Sussex moved here from Russia five years ago. She's gone back home (after 9 months) because she hated it. I remember her saying the west is a lie in her direct Russian no BS, which I loved. She got a real eye opener as the Uk was nothing like she thought it was going to be.

Да, это правда, городская транспортная система у нас в России одна из самых лучших, но небольшое уточнение , конкретно в Москве. Там автомобиль вообще не нужен тем, у кого вся жизнь и работа привязана только к городу. Метро, да , самое лучшее, чистое и удобное в Мире. И цена даже для русских невысокая. Но Москва это не Россия. Вы давайте, уважаемые европейцы, не ограничивайте себя посещением столицы...Москва конечно самый замечательный город на свете, но давайте ка , приглашаем вас в следующие города: Сыктывкар, Ухта, Котлас, Киров, Ижевск, Пермь. Вот эти города - это Россия. Эти города вас точно удивят и даже, может быть, шокируют...

@SuperReverentia

Ай бұрын

Ростов-на-Дону ещё посетите

A good question is how much income do you need and also what kind of jobs are available to foreigners who do not speak Russian well or at all.

@firegirl24

2 ай бұрын

learn Russian if you want to live in Russia, without knowing the language you will not receive a residence permit

@hansschwartz1480

2 ай бұрын

@@firegirl24 Russian is an amazing language! But realistically speaking, the time and effort for a foreigner (other than other Slavic native speakers) it requires to reach a level for them to get hired by a Russian company I would imagine would be at least 2 years. And if the person is looking for higher paid jobs I’m assuming their level of Russian would have to be advanced. Besides teaching English, what other jobs would be available for a foreigner in Moscow at this moment?

@DIOS-M

2 ай бұрын

The availability of vacancies depends on your skill level. If you are a high-level specialist in any field, then you will not need to know the language. However, this mainly concerns specialists in the field of finance, international law, architects and IT specialists. If you are not a major specialist, then it will be more difficult for you to find a job without knowing the language.But still, there is an opportunity to get a job, say, as a cook, a trade and export consultant, a foreign language teacher, and the like. In fact, there are many more possibilities than I have described, I have given only the most common examples. It all depends on your wishes and capabilities. I knew quite a few French people who, not knowing Russian, opened their own business, thus solving the problem of employment. Many of them were owners of nightclubs and bars.

@hansschwartz1480

2 ай бұрын

@@DIOS-M majority of specialists in the west (I’m assuming this video is primarily targeted at western, English speaking population) will probably not be enticed to move to Russia because of the salaries. As for opening businesses in Moscow, that requires capital. Most people don’t have that kind of money. It would be interesting to hear about how much startup funding those French people had to start their businesses, and if they know no Russian, they must have a local manager that runs the business.

@firegirl24

2 ай бұрын

​@@hansschwartz1480Italians, Spaniards, Portuguese and Japanese speak Russian well with virtually no accent, because their languages have a similar sound production to the Russian language. As for work, without knowledge of the Russian language you can be an English tutor or an employee of the Moscow branch of an international company - such companies left Russia after February 2022. In any case, knowledge of the language is necessary.

I also lived on Shabolovka street for 12 years after we moved from north of Russia and rented one bedroom apartment. Perfect location for living in Moscow! I believe you know Tramway restaurant there as well as our favorite Georgian restaurant in Moscow, Vak’e? Now we rent 2 bedrooms apt on Leninsky prospect.

Вы живёте в центре Москвы. В 30,40 минутах от центра, квартира будет стоить 35000.

@bazilCyclist

2 ай бұрын

Это не центр. Это уже Южный административный округ, хотя буквально впритык к ЦАО.

@user-TatS4tx2vg5v

2 ай бұрын

@@bazilCyclist ну не Бирюлево и не Медведково. Именно это я и имела в виду.

@zloychechen5150

2 ай бұрын

@@bazilCyclist Пардон, Шаболовка - это, блядь, центр))) По современным меркам, это вот прям центр. Центрее, конечно, есть, куда, но это уже не для нас, плебеев.

@Chaldon-hl6yk

2 ай бұрын

10 лет назад сейчас 65

@user-TatS4tx2vg5v

2 ай бұрын

@@Chaldon-hl6yk он на Шаболовке за 65 снимает. На перефирии 35 не больше. Какие 10 лет..... Нет. Ну при желании и в Мытищах за 70 найти можно. И потом, смотря сколько комнат.

But it too many people move to Moscow, prices will increase... Another fine video, btw. : )

@scottishguyinmoscow

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@yastyman

2 ай бұрын

^_^ It's too much only if it's millions a year =) Moscow will be able to accept and provide a huge influx of new residents. It is currently growing with only about 120 k new residents per year. True, the influx of people is growing all the time, but it is still relatively small in comparison with the capabilities of this city.. Even if the number of people ready to rent expensive apartments increases sharply, supply will still greatly exceed demand. The historical center is epically huge.

Privet my favorite Scottish

@scottishguyinmoscow

2 ай бұрын

Hello my friend!

Lived there and in centre Смоленская was £700 all bills included!

5000 for food is extremely basic. Tax and salary info is misleading. The rest is pretty accurate.

Тройку вроде можно пополнять не только на месяц. В приложении можно кидать в кошелек сколько хочешь

@SlavicButterbrot

2 ай бұрын

Так он и сказал, что на любой срок можно, но так как он пополняется на месяц, то озвучил эту цену

@SteelyGlow

2 ай бұрын

Есть вариант "проездного" на тройке - 60 поездок на 45 дней, вот он стоит 2700, а кошелёк дороже выходит.

As far as exploring I will mostly be doing it by bicycle.

You said it. The tram 😅

@scottishguyinmoscow

2 ай бұрын

No there is something else other than tram, make the big circle loop

@BritishChef436

2 ай бұрын

@scottishguyinmoscow I see. I want to know what this is, too

@yastyman

2 ай бұрын

@@scottishguyinmoscow looks like one of these two: The Moscow Central Circle or MCC (ring around the historical center) or The Moscow Central Diameters MCD (ring connecting the nodes of suburban train lines into a single system with the MM)

Cute flare you rent, space and style. ,

I'm glad you've chosen the reason.

Stellar breakdown there mate! Definitely an eye-opener, thank you.

Your apartment may not be more modern, but you live in a truly wonderful and desirable area of central Moscow. Thank you for being transparent with the costs. If you are getting paid your teaching salary in RUB, you must be making great money to be able to affort this apartment and all other costs, unless you are sharing with G/F. Best wishes from London. Thank you for the information.

@scottishguyinmoscow

Ай бұрын

Yes it’s a great location, I love it here!

So you pay around 50 bucks for your Internet and they throw in Electricity, Gas, Water & concierge for free......sweet :)

Такие мальчики нам нужны😅❤

@levthelion

Ай бұрын

Зачем? че Русских пацанов не хватает?

@Жуков_Самара

Ай бұрын

@@levthelion А затем. Оглянись на историю Отечества. Сколько иммигрантов из Европы, обрусев, сделали добра для нашей Родины? Феофан Грек, Барклай Де Толли, Растрелли, Беринг, Петипа, Илизаров!!! Продолжать?

Great Video))) It would be great if you could give info on where to find Jobs? Most internet searches have blocked links or updates ( even facebook does not update often). Myself I want to teach English but can only find info on around 3 or 4 schools.

Instead of putting a wall hanging (framed picture) to cover wall imperfections, high up, put a faux flower swag. It can go up high close to the top, close to where the wall meets the ceiling, and it could cover a lot of imperfections.

what do you do for work by the way? I want to move over and set up a business in Moscow, would love your advice thanks!

Hello and thanks for the very informative video. Try to look at the self employed status and it's taxation, maybe you can do it then yiu pay only 4% tax. I am an individual interprener on patent (run a coffee shop). My patent cost is so low compared to my income that i dont even consider it a cost ☺️. By the way I am Russian moved to Russia from Italy almost 3 years ago together with my Italian husband and our 2 kids. There aren't any perfect countries in the world, but for my family Russia is the best.

On a note, if you are registered as an individual entrepreneur/self worker, ( you have your own business, some side hustle etc) your tax is 6%.

@scottishguyinmoscow

Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing that

I understood only one thing - thanks God my second language is Chinese and the third is Turkish! With all those native speakers local teachers will lose thier jobs soon. No offence, but it is the fourth or the fifth channel where European foreigner in Russia works as a teacher. On the one hand its good - students can hear real English speach,but on the other hand (as a teacher with diploma) most foreigners don't know how to teach. The knowledge of language is not always enough to explain differences in words, pronunciation, grammar etc. Hope that you do your job well and your students show excellent results.

@sergsche2925

Ай бұрын

Раз уж людей рекрутируют, наверное в этом есть необходимость. А чтобы хорошее произношение поставить, вполне можно бы еще и логопедов привезти ))) Ну и вообще наличие иностранцев всегда укрепляет отношения между странами, по крайней мере между населением этих стран. Думаю что для России лучше чтобы иностранцев тут было много. "...четвертый или пятый канал" - просто смешно: Россия может принять гораздо больше, несоизмеримо больше

@user-qz9vl2xc8f

Ай бұрын

@@sergsche2925 🤣🤣 конечно пусть приезжают. Я тогда еще переквалификацию пройду - русский как иностранный. Поэтому желательно +/- каналов 20, а то и больше.

@sergsche2925

Ай бұрын

@@user-qz9vl2xc8fДа все равно всех вас нейронки скоро заменят. Чего париться насчет пары преподов из других стран? Со стороны выглядит токсично и недальновидно

Special thanks for the pronunciation of the word "Moscow" - it is much better than Tucker Carlson's 😎

How did you find an apt that good at that price? And how long did it take to find one? When you arrived did you stay in hotel or had the apt right away? P.S. if you have an agency/agent please share I am trying to find one right now but not having the same luck. Thank you!

Gosh Scottish accent is hypnotic 😍

@scottishguyinmoscow

Ай бұрын

Thank you very much! I’ll let of my fellow Scottish guys know!

@Westenders.Russia

Ай бұрын

@@scottishguyinmoscow BTW have you read about the connection of the Scottish Leslie family and Russia? My family’s moved from Moscow to Smolensk and it turned out that one of the Leslies used to be a Governer there. Their Estate in Gerchikovo is a hotel now. Let me know if you decide to visit Smolensk and the Estate - we’ll show you around ☀️

Your place is gorge!!! It must be huge, too. We don’t call it a one-bedroom. You’ve mentioned there’s a living room, so that’ll be a two room apartment for us. What do you do living in that fancy flat? Sounds like a high-profile job))

@scottishguyinmoscow

Ай бұрын

I’m a teacher, just a normal guy

No convincing her. I have been trying to move to Russia to be with my wife for a long time and Moscow for two years. I will finally be moving within the next couple of months.

@user-no1yt9hk1d

2 ай бұрын

I'm Russian

@marias5088

Ай бұрын

Congratulations, Gregory! You will not regret the move.

😊

It is very expensive to rent or buy a house in Moscow. In other cities, you can rent the same apartment 3-5 times cheaper than in Moscow.

And you don't have to deal with new hate-laws in Scotland!

Lovely accent ❤ Scottish is awesome 😎

@scottishguyinmoscow

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Hey! If ya wanna meet and film something, lemme know :)

Well, you can visit a small and a big supermarket and show the selection of foods and differences to British ones.

@niravelniflheim1858

Ай бұрын

Funny thing about that, watching a bunch of foreigners walking around Moscow I've already seen Spar (Dutch) and Auchan (French), and I know there's still a bunch of recognisable product brands that have been nativized (same name, but written in Cyrillic basically).

Very interesting, thank you for the valuable information. How is the accessibility for a wheelchair user regarding the metro, trams, and buses?

@scottishguyinmoscow

Ай бұрын

I don’t think it is the best to be honest, lots of stairs for metro

@EA-ck4so

Ай бұрын

Zero accessibility. It may even be hard to enter a grocery store.

I saw a 2 bed apt only 7 min away from the red square for $ 1500 I think it’s very cool! Here in LA I pay $3k for one bedroom and it’s far from the red square

@scottishguyinmoscow

Ай бұрын

Sounds very expensive in LA

just to ask what do you do for living in Moscow?

@hansschwartz1480

2 ай бұрын

He’s an English teacher

@michaelv8633

2 ай бұрын

90% of English-speaking expats are teaching English in Moscow.

@Hereford1642

Ай бұрын

@@hansschwartz1480 With that accent he will turn out some interesting students. I also knew an Irishman with a very strong accent who had spent a couple of years in Saudi Arabia teaching English. Another one where I would just love to hear the students.

@niravelniflheim1858

Ай бұрын

@@Hereford1642 Yeah! 😁I heard about a Scot who taught English in Japan and the result was Japanese speaking English with a Scottish accent. Love it! 😂

One more bonus in Russia when you earn money in roubles: When you put your money in a bank, you have around 15% interest rate per year. I currently keep my money in Alfabank with 15.3%. A dark side of it - when you take a loan, % rate is also very high -15-20%, not 1-2% like in Europe. Another good thing is cashback. Banks propose 4-6 categories per month (like transport, health, taxi, restaurants etc), and you literally get from 5 to 20% back on your account for selected categories when you pay with the card issued by this bank. For example, when I buy a plane ticket for 15 000 rub, I get 1500 back. Prices for internet in Russia make me cry. I pay 550 rub (6$) for high-speed internet for my mom in Moscow, and 32$ in Estonia where i currently live 🤧

@scottishguyinmoscow

Ай бұрын

Yes very good interest rates here

Too bad most jobs don't pay 5000 a month in Moscow, 5k is a salary of for example, head of IT department in a relatively big company. Its rare, unless you work from home for a company abroad and just live here. Other than that, you have a very nice place, Shabolovskaya is busy but very convinient.

While everything seems cheap to someone outside the UK. Wages are also much less in Russia, too. Just to put it into perspective. Great video, though

@scottishguyinmoscow

2 ай бұрын

Good point!

@yastyman

2 ай бұрын

Well, some people, having learned the language to a sufficient level (it is not too high), work remotely and receive Western salaries, but their expenses are local

Evo sve trčim živjeti u Moskvi, nisu zgrade toliko bitne, nego ljudi !

@scottishguyinmoscow

Ай бұрын

Yes great people!

Он не устаёт рекламировать карту Тройка %)

Hi Aloha from Maui ! Love your Channel, just subscribed, I’m originally from Massachusetts. English , Irish French decent living in Hawaii Do you pay health care insurance in Russia ? Or is it fee health care ? Thanks I’ll keep watching- like how you make your videos

£600 per month for a flat it's a crazy price for Russia and even for Moscow. But you are paying for the location

It just makes you think, what is the UK government doing with my 43% tax on my salary, then 20% on anything I buy generally. Of course there is much more tax on fuel than 20% and council tax of at least £140 a month.