Thus, to be happy, a student in Moscow needs 177 thousand rubles a month, in St. Petersburg - 163 thousand. Moreover, young people value happiness in monetary terms higher than girls.

In Moscow, boys estimated it at 211 thousand rubles per month, girls - at 146 thousand. In St. Petersburg, students need 168 thousand rubles to be happy, female students - 145 thousand.

Over the past two years, student demands have increased: the amount needed to be happy has increased by 12% in Moscow and by 10% in St. Petersburg.

In total, 1 thousand university students from Moscow and St. Petersburg took part in the survey of the job search service SuperJob.

Previously, students from Perm State National Research University created an application that will help young people get used to independent living and cope with difficulties in everyday matters.

Read more in RT's material.