Average income in Msc. is about $400 a month. As you can see, land is quite affordable.
Chris Doss The Russia Journal --------------------------- * Land (Moscow region): $2-$200/square meter;
Buying dachas from owners (secondary market): * High-quality brick country houses (3 story buildings equipped with modern conveniences and amenities, garages, swimming pools, saunas, etc., and land lots of around 1,000 sq. meters): $300,000-$600,000; * High-quality wooden houses with modern conveniences, garages and land lots: $50,000-$100,000 * Dacha-grade summer houses: From $10,000; * Village houses (old, shabby): From $500.
New dachas to build (primary market): * Prefabricated panel-board summer houses: $2,000-$13,000 ($70-$150 per square meter of floor space without interior finishing and utilities infrastructures; erected in 10 days) * Brick cottages, 2 stories. economy class: $400-$600/square meter (an average cottage is $90,000-$100,000); * Deluxe class red brick 2-3-story cottages with finished interior and all infrastructures: $1.600-$1.800/square meters (an average cottage is from 200 sq. meters to 700 sq. meters).