Maintaining a car in Russia costs the owner an average of 101 thousand rubles per year. This amount includes the mandatory OSAGO policy, transport tax, regular maintenance, and fuel costs with an average annual mileage of 13.7 thousand km. This data is provided by the analytical service "Avito Auto".
However, the costs of car ownership vary significantly by region. The leaders in savings are the Omsk region and Udmurtia, where annual car costs average 97 thousand rubles. These subjects turned out to be the most affordable for motorists in terms of car maintenance.
The next in the list of economical regions are the Ryazan and Sverdlovsk regions — 98 thousand rubles per year. Also in the top ten are Bashkortostan, the Kaliningrad region, and Tatarstan, where car costs remain at the level of 98–99 thousand rubles. The rating is closed by the Altai Territory, the Volgograd and Chelyabinsk regions, where average costs reach 99 thousand rubles annually.
Experts note that differences in the cost of car ownership are largely related to the price of fuel, the level of transport tax, and the cost of maintenance, which vary greatly by region. In some subjects, gasoline is cheaper, and a developed network of car services keeps prices for repair and maintenance down.
According to Andrey Kovalev, director of the "Used Cars" direction at Avito, regional specifics directly affect the availability of car ownership. It is important to consider not only the cost of fuel, but also the costs of services, insurance, and taxes in order to understand the real cost of ownership.
Statistics on regional expenses are especially relevant for those who are choosing a place to live or planning to buy a used car. The cheaper and easier it is to maintain a car in a particular region, the more affordable ownership becomes. Russians who focus on saving money can take these data into account when planning a family budget and choosing a car in order to minimize fixed costs.
As a result, the analysis shows that saving on car maintenance in Russia is achieved not only by choosing a brand or model, but also by грамотному choosing a region. The Omsk region and Udmurtia demonstrate that even with a limited budget, car ownership can be relatively affordable.