Key items of expenditure among the population look like this: food takes 86% of the budget, utilities - 84%, mobile communications and the Internet - 71%. Also, a significant part of the funds goes to clothing (60%), transport (56%), medicine (54%), the needs of children (51%), loans (43%) and rent or mortgage (42%). In addition, 35% of respondents spend money on leisure, 33% on self-care, 26% on training.
The level of financial satisfaction varies significantly in professional areas. IT professionals feel most comfortable: 40% of them do not limit themselves to spending. In marketing, this figure is 34%, in construction – 33%.
In the context of federal districts, the situation is best in the NWFD (76% of residents cover personal needs), the Volga region (74%) and Siberia (72%). In the Central District and the Far East, this level reaches 69%, in the Urals – 66%, in the Southern Federal District and the North Federal District – 65% each.
In the labor market of the Volgograd region since the beginning of 2026, median wages in a number of industries have significantly increased. The largest increase was recorded in the agro-industrial complex - by 52% (from 115.4 thousand to 175 thousand rubles), the raw materials sector - by 46% (from 107.5 thousand to 157.5 thousand rubles) and the auto business - by 41% (from 131.3 thousand to 185.4 thousand rubles).
