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When it comes to food items, Yakutsk, Russia is probably the most expensive city in Russia.

Seven hours ahead of Moscow's time zone, eight hours ahead of Nigeria's, logistics of transporting food to Yakutsk adds up to the cost.

Also, at minus 63 degrees Celsius lowest temp. Yakutsk is the coldest city in the world.
Farmers can only farm for about three months a year and livestock's farming requires considerably high amount of energy to maintain temperature requirements.
These factors ensures that food prices remain high in Yakutsk especially in winter. But how expensive are these food items exactly?

One Turkey leg 108 Rubles About 1,550 in naira

0.5 kg Pig meat 227 Rubles About 3,200 in naira

One Whole chicken about 1.5kg 180 Rubles about 2,550 in naira


0.7kg Onions 66 Rubles About 950 naira

1kg Sweet Potatoes 94 Rubles About 1,350 in naira

Note: that Naira/Rubles exchange rate fluctuates between 14 to 14.5 Naira per Ruble

Also, even though these were the costs of these items, the supermarket still gave me a 5% discount on these items because I have a student ID card.

Note that these I purchased these food items in a retail supermarket. Also, things are expensive in Russia right now dues to sanctions which is the irony of the whole thing.

Despite economic issues and sanctions, Russia is still able to provide a quality standard of living to foreigners and their citizens even in a remote city like our Yakutsk.❤️

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I bought other things like chocolate biscuits and some spices too (since there's a 5% discount anyway) but these ones have no price tag on them

Can't attach pics because somehow Nairaland doesn't let me attach more than four pics.

(Extra cost not part of the 9.5k abeg😁)

I already prepared the whole chicken for grilling before I thought of making this thread so I couldn't attach it's price sticker. However it kind of seems like a wild chicken not sure and I have never bothered to ask, I just know that breed of chicken is relatively cheap and it tastes really really really 😋 delicious.

Yakutsk is indeed a unique place...

Inspite of the extreme climate and remote location food items are quite cheap.

Nice.

In your opinion what's the reason for cheap cost of food items?

Are there subsidies on food products?

brain54:
Yakutsk is indeed a unique place...

Inspite of the extreme climate and remote location food items are quite cheap.

Nice.

In your opinion what's the reason for cheap cost of food items?

Are there subsidies on food products?

Well in my opinion maybe population. Yakutsk is the capital city of Yakutia. Yakutia is about three times the size of Nigeria by land mass but less than one million people live in Yakutia. Yakutsk itself has about 350k residents only. Not sure how it adds up but a very beautiful city with low population compared to a place like Nigeria makes living standard very good.
Yakutsk is still expensive though. House rents starts from like 350k a month for good apartments.
Thanks to the Russian government's education system for citizens and foreigners though, I pay less than 18k naira a month for my 24 hours wifi, hot and cold water, electricity dormitory with a washing machine and they change my bed clothing for me twice a month.

I don't think the government is subsidizing anything food here. The only thing they subsidize is fuel for residents of Yakutsk because here in winter people leave their cars running 24/7 otherwise, without a heated car park, once you shut down your car, it freezes and starting it because a problem.

Things are far better than in Nigeria. Any country whose highest denomination currency cannot buy a plate of food, that country is in big trouble.
In Nigeria today, the highest denomination which is one thousand naira cannot afford a plate of food in the least restaurant, thanks to the economy annihilation policies of emilokan and his all knowing ronus.

mushroomFarm:

Well in my opinion maybe population. Yakutsk is the capital city of Yakutia. Yakutia is about three times the size of Nigeria by land mass but less than one million people live in Yakutia. Yakutsk itself has about 350k residents only. Not sure how it adds up but a very beautiful city with low population compared to a place like Nigeria makes living standard very good.
Yakutsk is still expensive though. House rents starts from like 350k a month for good apartments.
Thanks to the Russian government's education system for citizens and foreigners though, I pay less than 18k naira a month for my 24 hours wifi, hot and cold water, electricity dormitory with a washing machine and they change my bed clothing for me twice a month.

I don't think the government is subsidizing anything food here. The only thing they subsidize is fuel for residents of Yakutsk because here in winter people leave their cars running 24/7 otherwise, without a heated car park, once you shut down your car, it freezes and starting it because a problem.

What's tuition like for medicine in your university?

we truly are the ones doing ourselves in this nigeria

It appears things are much cheaper in Nigeria when you calculate it

*Modified*

Its a humor about how expensive things are

CONOR17:
we truly are the ones doing ourselves in this nigeria

mushroomFarm:
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How are you doing?

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Good day mushfarm

How’s the sanction affecting food prices in Russia?

Are these food items imported or local produce?

Any sort of dis stereotyping amongst the different Russian ethnic groups? Do the European -looking groups discriminate against the midEast and Asian-looking group?

Now you are out of Nigeria, please can you look back and really tell us what you think our greatest problem is?

( Honestly, I think the people are the problem. I was in ShopRite yesterday. It’s looking “run down” because of the new Nigerian management. The South African have left the business)

Nigeria is cursed......

What of your health insurance bills?

Any body telling you things are cheaper in Nigeria more than the western countries and other European countries is using charcoal to hit up his brains

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One full chicken for 2.5k?
It's 15k in Nigeria with 70k minimum wage

Nlfpmod come o

In summary, Yakutsk, despite being one of the most expensive places in Russia, it's still far cheaper than Nigeria.

Imagine buying a full chicken for ₦2,550 in Yakutsk, while only one egg is ₦300 and a chicken lap is ₦4,000 in Nigeria

Ok

Thank you very much for showing us the truth about Russia. Propagandists and liars like righteousness89 and Botragelad or whatever fanciful name he calls himself will usually avoid this thread because it counters the lies they all promote about Russia being a poor country where food is expensive and unavailable.

Getting this much food for 9500 is so madly cheap. And to think it's even more expensive than usual because the region is large and cold. Here in Naija, 9500 won't even buy that chicken 😂

Botragelad, righteousness89, and co, how much do you guys spend on this in the US?

Nice.

APC ers will start coming with stupid rationalization now.

Nice one.

1Alex:
In summary, despite being one of the most expensive places in Russia, it's still cheaper than Nigeria.

That's to show you that we should just declare a state of emergency

Lumiere91:
Nigeria is cursed......

Nop.
Nigerian LEADERS are cursed.

Mushroomfarm you're back. What happened all these years you stopped updating us about your sojourn in Russia? Even your WhatsApp group became moribund. Welcome back boss.

Russia have a good farm to consumers policy better even than the US, reason why food items are cheap and affordable.

Seen.

In Nigeria, that amount will get you two of that