In Russia, the number of salaries for the purchase of Lada Vesta and foreign cars has been calculated

At the beginning of 2026, Russians need fewer median salaries to purchase a domestic or foreign used passenger car compared to the first half of 2025. This is the conclusion reached by the experts of Auto.ru" and hh.ru , which have updated their car accessibility index (Izvestia has a study).

The accessibility index shows the ratio of the average price of marker cars (Hyundai Solaris and Lada Vesta with mileage) to the median salary offered by employers in vacancies. So, in July last year, to buy a Lada Vesta, the average Russian needed 12.4 median salary, whereas by January the value had dropped to 11. Hyundai Solaris required a median salary of 15.1 in mid-summer, but in early 2026 the value dropped to 13.5 salaries.

According to experts, the decrease is due to both a decrease in the average cost of Lada Vesta and Hyundai Solaris with mileage, and an increase in median salaries (up to 92.4 thousand rubles; +9.5%). At the beginning of this year, the average price of a Russian used passenger car was 1.05 million rubles (-2.6% compared to July), and foreign cars — 1.27 million rubles (-2.3%).

According to experts, according to the results of the first half of the year, Lada Vesta turned out to be the most affordable for residents of the Volga Region (9.9 median salary), the Far Eastern (9.9), Central (11.6) and Siberian (12.1) federal districts. Residents of the Ural (12.4), Northwestern (12.9), Southern (13.5) and North Caucasian (13.6) federal districts will need to save longer than others.

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Earlier, on February 18, it was reported that in the first half of this year, the price increase in the secondary car market may not exceed 8%. This increase will mainly affect models in the price segment from 1.5 million to 3 million rubles. This opinion was shared by Alexander Shaprinsky, commercial director of the Pragmatika dealership network.

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