Prices in Chukotka: Cucumbers 1,200, Sausage 1,800
A resident of Tyumen showed photographs of price tags from a store in the town of Bilibino, Chukotka.
Jul 28, 2026 0
Cucumbers cost 1,200 rubles per kilogram ($12 at current rates).
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A resident of Tyumen demonstrated the cost of groceries at a store in the town of Bilibino, Chukotka. She sent photographs showing price tags on various items.
Sausage: a large stick for 1,800 rubles ($19), a smaller one for 770 rubles ($8).
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«Salaries for locals, not shift workers, are very low — around 80,000 rubles ($825 at current rates). But indigenous peoples have licenses for whaling and seasonal fishing. Overall, life is completely different, unlike that on the «mainland» (continental Russia). They say this because of the remoteness and isolation from the rest of the country,» the interlocutor shared.
2% fat cottage cheese is sold for 400 rubles ($4).
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Sausage is sold for 1,700–1,800 rubles ($18–$19 at current rates), with a cheaper option at 860 rubles ($9). Creamy processed cheese costs 430 rubles ($4), and a larger pack is 830 rubles ($9). Sour cream will set you back 500 rubles ($5), 2% fat cottage cheese is 400 rubles ($4), and 5% fat is 10 rubles (less than $1 at current rates) more.
Apples — 1,200 rubles per kilogram ($12).
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Vegetables and fruits are also expensive. Cucumbers cost 1,200 rubles per kilogram ($12 at current rates), red onions — 1,000 rubles ($10), apples — also 1,200 rubles ($12).
Chocolate bars and candies cost from 160 to 1,500 rubles ($2 to $15 at current rates).
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Sweets are not cheap: chocolate bars are sold for 160 and 240 rubles ($2 and $2 at current rates), and candies — from 800 to 1,500 rubles ($8 to $15 at current rates) per pack.
A pack of tea costs 200–250 rubles ($2–$3 at current rates).
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A small pack of tea costs 200 rubles ($2 at current rates), and you can find more expensive ones for 250 rubles ($3).
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