Subsistence level in the Rostov Region and in the Russian Federation 1998
| Month (1998) |
Rostov Roubles |
Russia Roubles |
| June | 314 | 436 |
| July | 311 | 438 |
| August | 310 | 450 |
| September | 358 | 552 |
| October | 376 | 573 |
| November | 413 | 619 |
Sources: Rostovskii Komitet Statistiki (personal communication) and Goskomstat (1999) Sotsialno-Ekonomicheskoe Polojenie Rossii. Moscow.