Tyumen Residents Complain About Unending Price Hikes
City residents note rising prices for goods and services, forcing them to cut back on all spending.
Feb 15, 2026 0
Wages are indexed much less frequently than prices rise, leading to a rapid decline in living standards.
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The increase in VAT since January of this year has increased the financial burden on businesses, leading to staff reductions and higher prices for consumers.
Readers from Tyumen shared their observations on what exactly has become more expensive recently.
Valeriya said:
I quit smoking because of the steady rise in cigarette prices.
Galina is indignant:
Mobile services have gone up by another 100 rubles (about $1 at current rates). The operators have become completely brazen.
Tatiana stated:
Everything has become more expensive... except salaries.
Dmitry gave specific examples:
Specifically, the first things that come to my mind that [increased in price]: barber — 15%, treatment at OKB No. 1 — 10%, a can of my favorite coffee — 15%, home internet — 20%, mobile services — 20%. Fortunately, the tariff is adjustable, so I reduced the gigabytes of internet, since there«s almost no internet in the city anyway.
Rumiya noted:
The appointment with an osteopath has become more expensive. Yes, because of the [premises] rent.
Another Galina admitted:
Yesterday I went to the bakery where I always buy bread. A loaf of bread cost 50 rubles (about $1 at current rates), yesterday it was already 60 rubles (about $1 at current rates). It made me sad.
Natalia says:
I don«t know what»s gotten more expensive: we haven«t gone grocery shopping yet, we»re finishing last year«s frozen food. We drink good coffee at home, we don»t go to bars. We«re waiting for the utility bill, where nothing is clear, but it»s already very interesting.
Beauty salon owner Alexander explained that the price increase in the industry is a forced measure:
I«m thinking about how much to raise prices in the salon. Rent has gone up, utilities too. Cosmetics increase [in price] every six months by 10%. They»ve started charging VAT on top of the merchant acquiring fee. 10% is too little, 20%, I think, will scare people away, and 15% is neither here nor there.
The situation is forcing Tyumen residents, like all Russians, to change their consumer habits: to save on purchases and switch to cheaper alternatives.
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