Among the people, such a patch of land is known as the "peninsula of fire." This nickname justifies one remarkable feature - this is one of the few points on the planet, on which many volcanoes are concentrated. Thanks to them, the Kamchatka Territory attracts tourists from all over the world. They are happy to splash around in many geysers or take a walk around the island, admiring the parks and reserves that are on the World Heritage List. Only a few pay attention to the fact that despite the crowded neighboring countries, the nearest area is replete with wastelands and abandoned houses. Why this happens, you can find out from reviews of life in Kamchatka.
Peninsula General Information
Here is a brief summary:
- The occupied territory is 464,275 square kilometers.
- The official capital is the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
- The population is 317,269 people.
- Density - 0.68 people / 1 square kilometer.
- The number of entities is 68: 49 villages, 5 urban-type villages, 3 urban districts, 11 regions owned by the municipal government.
- The distinguishing feature is 300 volcanoes, of which 30 are in working condition.
The cost of living in this territory (according to information on 10/20/2017)
Kamchatka Krai is a peninsula located in the Far East and washed on all sides by sea water and the Pacific Ocean. Most of the local population lives in the capital.
This region is thriving due to its location - here are the famous volcanoes, geysers and reserves that attract tourists from all over the world. Despite the impressive fare (a Moscow ticket costs at least about 40 thousand rubles), the popularity of the capital as a tourist attraction is growing every year. Each of the visitors is interested in what life can be like in such a picturesque place.
Housing
For the opportunity to rent an apartment with two rooms, you will have to pay from 20 to 30 thousand rubles, depending on where it is located. But usually this choice is small and consists of five-story Khrushchevs in old areas. If a person has free funds for the purchase of a three-room apartment, then the most optimal option will cost 3 and a half million rubles. If you want to buy new and better housing, you have to shell out: the market value of one square meter of area rarely drops below 85 thousand rubles. You can save by giving priority to apartments without finishing - their price rarely exceeds 7 and a half million rubles.
For more affluent residents, a wide selection of townhouses and cottages is provided:
- the average area of a townhouse is 120 meters, the price is from 10 to 13 million rubles;
- the average area of the cottage is 200 meters, the price is more than 20 million rubles.
Transport
In this area, it is almost impossible to meet domestic cars. Almost the only representatives of this brand are Kamaz trucks and cars carrying garbage. But American and Japanese foreign cars are especially popular. Many jeeps scurry along city roads and Daewoo is a multi-seat car used here as a bus. One trip inside it costs 25 rubles. If you wish, you can call a taxi - this pleasure will cost at least 300 rubles. Private traders provide a wide selection of the most exclusive cars for rent - the average cost of one day rental is about 5000 rubles.
Food
To maintain an acceptable standard of living in Kamchatka, a local resident is forced to spend at least 60% of his budget on food. The main reason for such costs is that products are delivered to the island by air and sea, so their cost is often too high.
Recently, local entrepreneurs began to bake their bread - sales go at 50 rubles per bun. Around the same time, a pig farm was built, which allows producing and selling not only frozen but also fresh meat. The price of a frozen piece is 350 rubles, and a fresh one - from 350 to 400 rubles. Lovers of poultry can buy a chicken carcass for 250 (sometimes 300) rubles.
Other products are the same as in other cities. The only difference is that there is a greater species diversity of red fish. Here you can find sockeye salmon, pink salmon, coho salmon, chinook salmon and so on. In the summer, you can find fresh carcass for 800 rubles / kilogram. The incredible taste of blue-halibut meat - the cost of a kilogram starts from 1000 rubles. Famous Kamchatka crabs - from 2000 rubles.
Entertainment
In the capital of the Kamchatka Territory , many cafes, restaurants, cinemas and other institutions were built. The cost of a ticket to the cinema ranges from 250 to 500 rubles. A trip to a restaurant for two people will cost up to 3 thousand rubles. If you order expensive booze, the bill may increase to 5 and above thousand rubles.
One of the popular restaurants is Da Vinci. It offers an expensive range, and therefore is designed for wealthy visitors. For one visit there you can leave at least 7 thousand rubles. There are a lot of fresh fish on the island, so you can see sushi-oriented establishments on almost every corner. Local representatives of Chinese cuisine are focused on Kamchatka tastes, so they have long lost all their inherent accents. For those who want to have beer establishments - one mug will cost 500 rubles. Fresh pizza from a pizzeria - from 300 to 400 rubles.
The tourist destination is developed from the word "great." In the mountains there is a special base that provides snowmobiles and appropriate conditions for recreation. This pleasure will cost 100-110 thousand rubles per person per week. In the summer, she gives a wide selection of motorbikes, which you can ride to the nearest thermal springs. The road to them takes no more than 40 minutes. For car owners, embezzlement is limited to buying a ticket. Its cost rarely exceeds 300 rubles.
Purchases
Among urban entrepreneurs, Chinese clothing is especially popular. Its purchase does not require special financial resources, and with the added cost of the road to points of sale, the final price does not reach sky-high peaks, remaining more accessible to local residents. But even meeting all the rules, clothing remains an expensive pleasure for some people. For example, a recent shopping trip:
- jeans (not of the best quality) - the cost of 5 thousand rubles;
- branded jeans - from 15 to 20 thousand rubles;
- sweater - 3 thousand rubles.
Cons of life on the peninsula
Many indigenous people in certain cities believe that they cannot find worse than their place of residence. If you ask any person, you can hear a long list of discontent and lamentations associated with any fact of their daily lives. The people of Kamchatka have a different opinion on this. They are among that small number of people who live anywhere in the world and are quite happy with their life.
Weather and salaries
The Kamchatka Territory is world famous for its harsh climate. Because of him, in this territory it is not possible to grow anything but potatoes, cabbage, carrots and beets. Therefore, only imported fruits are sold here. Only in the fall, more lucky people manage to catch berries of currant, raspberry and honeysuckle on sale.
On Russian territory, the warm season lasts 8 months, the cold - 4. In Kamchatka, everything is exactly the opposite. Winter lasts 8 months a year, and the remaining 4 cool summers, as the temperature is in the range of 8-12 degrees, only in exceptional cases reaching 25.
The salary of the military is from 50 to 80 thousand rubles. This ends the high bar. The average salary in the Kamchatka Territory is from 15 to 20 thousand. Moreover, the food needs at least 20 thousand, so that the family does not even starve. In local stores you can find any products imported from China. But, despite the high cost, most of them, due to the long road, began to spoil or crammed with chemicals to avoid this. For example, we can recall some products:
- Mushrooms - champignons are more common. The cost of a kilogram starts from 365 rubles.
- Cucumbers - Chinese, with a very unpleasant taste. They cost 350 rubles per kilogram. Sometimes in the open sale appear home for 500.
- Milk - a local plant buys raw materials from the population, which feeds their cows with what they managed to get. As a result, it is already initially not of the best quality. In addition, to increase the volume of the final product, milk is diluted with water and appropriate additives. The output is gray milk with a not very pleasant taste.
- Meat - due to the lack of good feed, almost all meat is of poor quality. Brought from China to taste is no better.
- Fish - it is a common belief that the advantages of living in Kamchatka is a table that breaks with fish, caviar and crabs. In fact, it is worth the fishermen call at the port, as their catch is immediately bought up by wealthier residents and sold to other suppliers. After completing the entire trading chain, the output fish will cost only 50 rubles cheaper than in other regions.
- Pure water is the only virtue of Kamchatka. She does not need filters and boiling, she does not contain hazardous substances and does not paint dishes in rusty shades.
About tickets
There is no competition among urban entrepreneurs. This is because all the property of the capital is in the hands of private traders. They take advantage of this by setting the high cost of services. For example, you can recall the containers. In other areas, they can be delivered for 5 thousand rubles, and in the capital of the Kamchatka Territory - 25 thousand. And people pay. The whole local business is based on the fact that local residents have nowhere else to spend money.
Those who want to fly to Moscow must pay at least 15 thousand rubles for the cheapest place. If the holiday season has begun - 25 thousand. Among the local flights to China are more popular. The reason is that there the cost of treatment is much lower than throughout Kamchatka.
Many countries like to talk about the unique natural resources of Kamchatka. But locals can only get to it by helicopter. And even if they travel independently, they cannot look at volcanoes or geysers without an advance payment of 20 thousand for one person. Such a pleasure, many allow themselves only on significant dates such as weddings or anniversaries. There are no acceptable roads. Going out into the nature with the help of your two is impossible, since there are many not very well-fed bears around. And if you get stuck in a car or suddenly it stalls, then no one will be there to help get out. Therefore, ordinary people practically do not leave the walls of their apartments. Going out is also not an option - everything is dirty, dark tones and rusty. No one is trying to paint again - all the same, the paint will peel off from the climate throughout the year.
Different living standards of Kamchatka and Moscow
It's no secret that the population flees in droves from the territory of the Far East. The reason was not only not the most favorable living conditions. Kamchatka was filled with representatives of the most diverse nationalities, ranging from Uzbeks to Kurds. They are ready to work in any conditions for a penny, which seriously pressured local residents in the labor market.
Despite all the pros and cons of life in Kamchatka, its shores that are washed by the Pacific Ocean are massively bought by Muscovites. The last fashion was to arrange here a recreation area for his family. The most popular route is traveling around the world on your own yacht - stopping in a private bay by the ocean - relaxing in a luxurious bungalow. This is the end of the development of the territory.
And no one is going to change this state of things. Due to the poor climate, cities need constant repair.
Reviews about life in Kamchatka
The peninsula is intended for those who love an active lifestyle. This place is created by nature by fishermen, hunters and simply lovers of the wild. Due to such a distant location, few people come here, which made it possible to preserve the pristine species of wildlife, which practically does not have the influence of human civilization.
On the vast territory of Kamchatka there are objects of national importance, therefore carefully guarded: 5 unique parks, 3 state reserves, 23 local, 8 federal, 100 monuments created using natural phenomena, 2 resort bases, black sand beaches, healing streams and etc. Most of the most popular thermal springs are located on the territory of the Paratunka River.
The cost of a ticket from Khabarovsk to the Kamchatka Territory is from 30 thousand rubles. And this is not counting the price for excursions. Therefore, visiting this area is not cheap, and is available to very few people. If you believe the older generation, this was not always the case. In the days of the USSR, such vouchers were handed out to many workers, and the opportunity to go depended on the desire of the person himself.
Wealthy tourists can rent a helicopter for an air walk over Kamchatka. For this they will pay from 200 thousand rubles. Naturally, only a few allow themselves to do this.
One of the most popular places to visit is the monument, where a bear with a teddy bear stand in monolithic sculptures. Among the teeth of the she-bear, a fish is attached, and under the feet the signature "Here begins Russia." It is located near the Shumaninsky crossroads, almost a couple of steps from the city of Elizovo. Among the interesting points, one fact can be recalled: the fish, which seemed to be tightly sandwiched by teeth, often disappears somewhere. Either tourists take it as a keepsake, or they sell homeless people for the sake of another bottle, this is unknown to anyone. To the honor of the local authorities, in place of the missing, they regularly attach a new one.
Being in Kamchatka is like living on a volcano. About 300 pieces are located here, which are a symbol of this region. Drawings with their image are found everywhere: coat of arms, flag, souvenirs for tourists. They are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The most noteworthy are three volcanoes located almost close to each other - Kozelsky, Avachinsky and Klyuchevsky. They are so huge that they can be seen from afar. Avachinsky is in a sleeping state, but his mouth periodically smokes, frightening unlucky tourists.
Almost every family in Kamchatka has a car. There is no place for miniature cars (there is too much snow in winter), and SUVs are especially popular.