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The teacher salaries for Moscow and New York City used in a September 2026 NYT article comparison were pre-tax annual salaries spread across 365 days.

The grocery baskets used for a Moscow-NYC price comparison in a September 2026 NYT article contained 25 broadly comparable products.

For a Moscow-NYC price comparison in a September 2026 NYT article, Moscow prices were converted using an exchange rate of 76.9 rubles per dollar, which was the average rate in April 2026.

For a September 2026 NYT article, the average teacher salary in Moscow was calculated based on the 2024 average from Mosstat, adjusted for a 24% city raise and a 7.6% federal raise enacted since 2024.

For a price comparison between Moscow and New York City in a September 2026 NYT article, groceries were purchased at Auchan in Moscow in late March 2026 and at Key Food in Brooklyn in early April 2026.

For a September 2026 NYT article, the New York City teacher salary was calculated based on the average salary for fiscal year 2025 from NYC Open Data, adjusted for a 3.25% raise.

For a September 2026 NYT article on Russian supermarket prices, the price changes shown in its opening video were based on Rosstat’s national average consumer prices.

For a September 2026 NYT article, the authors compared Russian consumer prices from January 2022 with those from July 2026.

In the week prior to September 23, 2026, Russian President Vladimir V. Putin issued a decree placing the European companies Nestlé and Auchan under temporary external administration.

As of September 2026, at least 64 of Russia’s 85 regions, including those in Russian-annexed Ukraine, were reporting fuel shortages.

In Russia, some milk producers reduced the size of their containers from one liter to 900 milliliters.

A teacher in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region, Andrey, stated that school administration forbids teachers from discussing salaries at seminars or events.

While many Western chocolate brands like Lindt and KitKat left Russia, Milka and Alpen Gold are still produced in Russian factories.

Andrey, a 30-year-old teacher in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region, estimated his monthly take-home pay to be between 42,000 and 45,000 rubles (about $498 to $534).

Following Danone's exit from Russia, its products like Activia and Actimel were rebranded into localized versions.

In 2026, Russians faced additional price increases due to tax hikes, increased utility and building maintenance costs, and ongoing fuel shortages.

After French dairy company Danone exited Russia, the Kremlin seized its assets and sold them to a businessman loyal to the government.

In September 2026, the Russian Federal State Statistics Service reported that the cost of basic borscht ingredients like cabbage, beets, carrots, and potatoes had increased by 20 to 30 percent over the past year.

According to official data, Russia's Consumer Price Index (C.P.I.) was 6 percent for the period of January to May 2026.