Lowest Income in Russia

Top 100 cities ranked by lowest income

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Lowest Income — Russia

1 Tuzha 33 $15,400

2 Chemodanovka 57 $15,400

3 Rozhdestveno 65 $15,400

4 Kyzyl-Mazhalyk 79 $15,400

5 Shkurinskaya 38 $15,400

6 Sadovoye 86 $15,400

7 Pokrovo-Prigorodnoye 72 $15,400

8 Podgornoye 75 $15,400

9 Baryshevo 53 $15,400

10 Pervomayskaya 12 $15,400

11 Agalatovo 42 $15,400

12 Kalashnikovo 77 $15,400

13 Bokovskaya 61 $15,400

14 Lakkha Nëvre 12 $15,400

15 Achit 71 $15,400

16 Staroaleyskoye 04 $15,400

17 Seshcha 10 $15,400

18 Gornopravdinsk 32 $15,400

19 Turtas 78 $15,400

20 Karakulino 80 $15,400

21 Pindushi 28 $15,400

22 Novaya Tavolzhanka 09 $15,400

23 Mezhevoy 13 $15,400

24 Nogamerzin-Yurt 12 $15,400

25 Pervomayskiy 33 $15,400

26 Lesnoy Gorodok 47 $15,400

27 Starocherkasskaya 61 $15,400

28 Tayzhina 29 $15,400

29 Yasnaya Polyana 70 $15,400

30 Grebenskaya 12 $15,400

31 Vorontsovka 86 $15,400

32 Nesterov 23 $15,400

33 Nozhay-Yurt 12 $15,400

34 Uryv-Pokrovka 86 $15,400

35 Olenino 77 $15,400

36 Russkiy 59 $15,400

37 Opalikha 47 $15,400

38 Nikolayevka 46 $15,400

39 Sergeyevka 59 $15,400

40 Shvartsevskiy 76 $15,400

41 Vygonichi 10 $15,400

42 Kumëny 33 $15,400

43 Ali-Berdukovskiy 27 $15,400

44 Chik 53 $15,400

45 Novobataysk 61 $15,400

46 Komsomol’skiy 24 $15,400

47 Ust-Tsilma 34 $15,400

48 Nezhinka 55 $15,400

49 Bol’shoye Boldino 51 $15,400

50 Tayturka 20 $15,400

51 Chad 08 $15,400

52 Polovinnoye 40 $15,400

53 Pervomayskoye 04 $15,400

54 Chistyye Bory 37 $15,400

55 Neverkino 57 $15,400

56 Gergebil’ 17 $15,400

57 Belyayevka 55 $15,400

58 Spas-Demensk 25 $15,400

59 Sotnikovskoye 70 $15,400

60 Pravokumskoye 70 $15,400

61 Ladovskaya Balka 70 $15,400

62 Pryamitsyno 41 $15,400

63 Takhtamukay 01 $15,400

64 Dvurechensk 71 $15,400

65 Doschatoye 51 $15,400

66 Novosmolinskiy 51 $15,400

67 Gremyachevo 51 $15,400

68 Novokorsunskaya 38 $15,400

69 Bayevo 04 $15,400

70 Chiri-Yurt 12 $15,400

71 Chernyshevskiy 63 $15,400

72 Ostrovskoye 37 $15,400

73 Tyukhtet 91 $15,400

74 Stolbovaya 47 $15,400

75 Kedrovyy 91 $15,400

76 Teren’ga 81 $15,400

77 Gornyye Klyuchi 59 $15,400

78 Starozhilovo 62 $15,400

79 Antipino 78 $15,400

80 Bamut 12 $15,400

81 Avsyunino 47 $15,400

82 Tëploye 76 $15,400

83 Karabash 73 $15,400

84 Yarkovo 53 $15,400

85 Bada 93 $15,400

86 Sechenovo 51 $15,400

87 Verkh-Neyvinskiy 71 $15,400

88 Ryazanskaya 38 $15,400

89 Priladozhskiy 42 $15,400

90 Pankrushikha 04 $15,400

91 Turgenevo 46 $15,400

92 Ust’-Uda 20 $15,400

93 Dmitrovsk 56 $15,400

94 Novopetrovskoye 47 $15,400

95 Karaidel’ 08 $15,400

96 Dorgeli 17 $15,400

97 Peno 77 $15,400

98 Lyubokhna 10 $15,400

99 Alpatovo 12 $15,400

100 Krasnoyarskaya 61 $15,400

Cities with the lowest median incomes in Russia face economic challenges that affect residents' quality of life and access to opportunities. Tuzha has a median household income of $15,400.

Lower incomes in these cities may reflect limited local job markets, reliance on specific industries, or historical economic factors. However, many of these communities also have lower costs of living, which can partially offset the income difference.

Economic development initiatives, workforce training programs, and infrastructure investments are key strategies being pursued in many of these communities to raise income levels and attract new employers.

Did You Know?

1. The median household in Tuzha earns $15,400 — 79% below the national median.
2. Lower incomes don't always mean lower quality of life — many of these cities have significantly lower costs of living.
3. College towns often appear on this list because student populations bring down the median household income statistics.

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