Moscow has set the size of the subsistence minimum for 2021

"To establish the value of the subsistence minimum in the city of Moscow for 2021 per capita - 18,029 rubles," the document says.

For the working-age population the value will be 20 589 rubles, for pensioners - 13 496 rubles, for children - 15 582 rubles.

Earlier, the government set the cost of living in the country at 11,653 rubles.

Starting from the current year, the indicator is set immediately for a year, and not for a quarter, and depends on the median per capita income.