Analysts have calculated how many teeth can be cured on an average salary

Analysts 2GIS analyzed prices for dental services in cities with a million inhabitants of Russia. They compared prices for dental appointments, dental caries treatment and tooth extraction, and found out how many such procedures a resident of the region can afford on an average salary and how the number of dental clinics in cities has changed over the past three years. The study is at the disposal of RBC.

To cure caries, the patient must pay for the initial appointment with the dentist - examination and consultation, as well as treatment with the installation of a filling. 2GIS analysts added up the median cost of these two services in each city and found out how many such visits a resident of the region can afford on an average salary.

The average treatment of caries in cities with a million inhabitants is 6785 rubles. The most expensive procedure is in Moscow - 9700 rubles. for initial examination and treatment - and St. Petersburg - 9500 rubles. In third place Kazan, where the treatment of caries costs 8000 rubles.

The cheapest treatment of caries costs residents of Volgograd - 4000 rubles, Nizhny Novgorod - 5000 rubles and Omsk - 5305 rubles.

The highest index of fillings was recorded in Krasnoyarsk - at the cost of admission and treatment in 6450 rubles. for one average salary in the city, 19 teeth can be cured. The top three also included Moscow and Volgograd with an indicator of 18.9. In the capital, the result is due to the high average salary, and in Volgograd - the lowest cost of treatment.

The most expensive treatment of caries relative to income costs residents of Voronezh, Rostov-on-Don and Chelyabinsk — the average salary in these cities account for 11-12 such visits.

Tooth removal in most cities is cheaper than caries treatment. The average cost of such a procedure in million-plus cities is 4376 rubles.

For three years, from 2023 to 2026, the number of companies providing dental services in cities with a million people increased by 5.2%. The most noticeable growth during this period was noted in Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar and Krasnoyarsk.

The market of dental services in Russia continues to grow, and prices for basic procedures are increasing. According to the study “Monitoring of prices for dental services in Russia”, carried out by SYNOPSIS in 2026, the price for a primary examination of a patient at a dentist in 2025 was 597.4 rubles, which is more than a year earlier, by 14.8%.

For 2021-2025, the price of such a reception increased 1.7 times - from 353.8 to 597.4 rubles.