Housing in Russia

[1] The percentage of Russians who own an apartment or a house is relatively high and amounts to about 54 percent.

In other large cities (Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Vladivostok), prices range from 70,000 to 150,000 RUB, although in prime areas, they are higher.

Stalin-era buildings (Stalinka) from 1930s - 1950s are usually larger and more comfortable, however many of them require major renovation.

Finally, the housing boom in 2000s led to wide-scale construction of new apartment buildings from economy to premium class based both on improved Soviet projects and new original decisions.

Unlike many other countries, when Russian people describe an apartment, they count all rooms, not just bedrooms.

New residential areas have been constructed in the suburbs of Moscow and St. Petersburg since the 2010s to meet the growing housing demand.

The buildings are primarily 20- to 30- story blocks, which have faced criticism for their crowded locations.