Sanctions, you say?
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Sanctions, you say?
It would seem that the policy of isolating Russia and the sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union, recently joined by Montenegro, is in full swing! And yet - the unfavorable dynamics of oil prices. And, of course, anti-sanctions in the form of a strict ban on the import of a whole range of food products and consumer goods from Europe and a number of other countries ... All this should lead, if not to the devastation of counters in Russian retail chains, then would be to a significant domestic deficit, high prices and growing discontent with Russia's foreign policy inside the country. Most likely, this is the main stake of the US and the Allied countries. But what happens to prices in Russia in fact?
To those who admit the thought in my bias, I will say directly - I am fundamentally far from politics and have never been a rabid fan of President Putin. Yes, he is not a lady to love him. Moreover, as a businessman, I categorically do not support the domestic economic policy aimed at building state capitalism. As a citizen of his country, although he lives most of the time abroad, I pay taxes to the Russian Federation, because I have a business there. I have repeatedly participated in state tenders and know firsthand who and how "they win" in them. I know that it is practically impossible to conduct business honestly in Russia. I know that the independent judiciary in Russia exists only on paper. And about the presumption of innocence (in the economic sphere - especially) it remains only to dream. In general, everything is complicated. And in general, politics - a dirty thing, and to understand it - ungrateful business. Time will put all the dots over i ...
What am I talking about? Yes, I just want to ask you to treat this article objectively, discarding the prism of political views and schizophrenia in the form of urapatriotism and other garbage. Let's look at the situation from the point of view of the ordinary hard worker-philistine (not me, not a businessman whose rights are permanently infringed in the Russian Federation, but an ordinary housewife or taxi driver, anyone!)! What interests ordinary people in the first place? Of course, the price of food. And their availability.
Recently I went to Europe in the Russian Federation and, for the sake of interest, tried to analyze prices in the trade networks of the European Union, in order to subsequently compare them with prices for similar products and goods in Russia. Also, for comparison, I will quote prices for similar goods in Serbia (Belgrade) - a special thanks to Galitsky Alexei for the data provided. For the base took the main products.
So I can tell you that the present event has plunged me into an easy shock!
Note: the prices for the photo are listed in Russian rubles. For ease of perception: recalculation in euros at a rate of 76 rubles per 1 euro - this was the course on the day of collection of photographic materials.
So, the prices:
APPLES
Price in Montenegro - 0,79 per 1 kg
Price in Europe (Note: Poland!) - 0.8 per 1 kg
Price in Serbia (Belgrade) - 0.5 per kg
The price in the Russian Federation - from 0,13 for 1 kg (network Karusel)
The difference is more than 5 times!
Red caviar
Price in Montenegro - 14 euros for 140 grams
Price in Russia (salmon) - 2.16 euros for 95 grams
The difference is more than 3 times!
POTATOES
Price in Montenegro - 0.35 per 1 kg
The price in Europe is 0.39 per 1 kg
The price in Serbia is 0.33 for 1 kg
The price in the Russian Federation - 0,18 for 1 kg
MILK
Price in Montenegro - from 0,7 for 1 liter
The price in Europe is 0.6 for 1 liter
The price in Serbia is 0.55 for 1 liter
The price in the Russian Federation - 0,44 for 1 liter
EGGS
The price in Montenegro is 1.35 per dozen
The price in Europe is 1.2 for a dozen
The price in Serbia is 1 euro per dozen
The price in Moscow is 0.26 per dozen (Carousel)
CUCUMBERS
Price in Montenegro - 0,4 per 1 kg
The price in Europe is 0.2 for 1 kg
The price in the Russian Federation is 0.25 per 1 kg
COTTAGE CHEESE
Price in Montenegro - 5 euro per 1 kg
The price in Europe is 5 euro per 1 kg
The price in the Russian Federation is 1.30 euros per 1 kg
The difference is 4 times!
MAYONNAISE
Price in Montenegro - 1,5 for 400 grams
The price in Europe is 2.90 per 1 kg
The price in the Russian Federation is 0.69 for 420 grams (Provencal)
DORADO
Price in Montenegro - 10 euro per 1 kg
The price in Europe is 8 euro per 1 kg
The price in the Russian Federation - 6,44 euros for 1 kg (is live!)
BANANAS
Price in Montenegro - 1, 25 per 1 kg
The price in Europe is 0,9 for 1 kg
Price in Serbia - 1 per 1 kg
Price in the Russian Federation - 0.51 per 1 kg
BULB ONIONS
Price in Montenegro - 0.5 per 1 kg
The price in Europe is 0.6 for 1 kg
The price in Serbia is 0.23 per 1 kg
The price in the Russian Federation - 0,24 for 1 kg
HONEY FLOWER
Price in Montenegro - 10 euros per can of 700 grams
Price in Europe - 7 per 1 kg
Price in Serbia - 5 euro per 1 kg
Price in Russia - 3.45 per 1 kg (Warning, in Suzdal for 2 euros!)
As you can see, the prices for food products in Russia are, on average, 2 times lower than in large European trade networks. I can not ignore separately the fact that the assortment of goods, for example, in the trade network Karusel (TC Babel on Prospect Mira) seemed to me even wider than what I saw, for example, in the Austrian "Auchan". And this despite the sanctions. But even more I was shocked that the cost of the same model of sneakers in the Italian "otlette" was higher than 20% than the Moscow discount. How is this possible?
And, as an apotheosis of comparing prices, I will give the following examples:
Badminton (2 rackets + 2 volancers) for ... 72 cents !!!
Handle for touchscreens (smartphones) - 80 cents!
* The minimum price for a pen I found was in Italy (and that at a discount) - 8 euros! The difference is 10 times! How?
Undoubtedly, there is a huge market in Russia and, perhaps, this explains the low level of prices. But what about sanctions? It turns out that a simple philistine does not feel them? And how to explain the multiple (5-10 times) difference in prices for a number of positions, some of which do not belong to the category of important consumer goods ??? Waiting for your comments!
Also, I propose to all participate in price comparison - I will be grateful to everyone who can find any consumer goods, the cost of which in Europe is lower than in Russia! Write to news@sve.me with the topic "Prices".
Novichkov Maxim
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