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In 2024, according to the Unified Regulator of Gambling, the growth of legal bets in Russia was 40%, in total - 1.7T rubles (17B USD). The total number of players exceeded 6M, more than 2M made bets at least once a month. The average bet size increased by 18.9% and amounted to 1,268 Rubles (127 USD). 95% of bets were made online. In 2024, Russia exported a record 33.6M tons of liquefied natural gas, +4% compared to 2023. The previous record was in 2022 - 32.9M. The largest buyers were Europe (52%): France (6.3M), Spain (4.8M), Belgium (4.4M), and the Netherlands (1.3M) and Asia (45%): China (7M) and Japan (5.7M). In 2024, according to Rosstat, consumer prices in Russia increased by 9.52%: butter - +36%, vegetables and fruits - +22%, frozen fish - +17%, milk/dairy - +16%, bread/bakery - +13%, sunflower oil - +12%, alcohol - +8%, gasoline - +11%, medicines - +10%, building materials - +8%, tobacco - +6%, electrical goods - +5%, services - +11.52%. In 2024, 1.57 million new passenger cars were sold in Russia (+48.4% compared to 2023), the best result in the last 5 years. In 2019, 1.59 million units were sold. Leaders: LADA (436.2 thousand), Haval (190.6), Chery (157), Geely (149.1), Changan (106.1). The combined sales of the nine largest Chinese brands amounted to about 50% (791,518). According to Moscow State University, 2024 was the warmest year in Moscow in the history of meteorological observations. September was especially warm: the average monthly temperature was +17.9 degrees Celsius, which is 5.7 degrees above the climatic norm. The previous record (+17) was set in 1847. More notes from Russia »
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Martha asks: Is 70,000 rubles a lot to a Russian as payment for knitted work? Is it a lot as extra income? How much can a Russian purchase in Russia for 70,000 rubles?
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As of January 2025, this is a good income, more than the average monthly income for a full-time job in most regions of Russia. To get an idea of what you can buy for this amount, check the following page with info about Cost of Living in Kazan, a large city, but not as expensive as Moscow and St. Petersburg (you can choose any other city you want).

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