Estimated Expenses for Schooling a Child in Ekaterinburg Determined by Analysts
In the heart of Russia, the city of Yekaterinburg is gearing up for the 2025 academic year, with around 55,000 children starting their educational journey for the first time in the Sverdlovsk region. As parents prepare for this exciting milestone, they should be aware of the costs associated with fully equipping their children for school.
According to the "Bubbly-Gum" retail network, the estimated total cost range for preparing a schoolchild in Yekaterinburg for the 2025 academic year is approximately 24,300 to 28,500 rubles. This figure includes school uniform, change of clothes, footwear, stationery, and backpacks.
The cost of stationery items, such as pencil cases, pencils, notebooks, and diaries, can range from several hundred to over a thousand rubles. Textbooks and learning materials typically cost several thousand rubles in total. The difference between the costs for boys and girls is primarily due to clothing and footwear expenses.
Backpacks, a crucial school essential, are estimated to cost around 4,000 rubles. Prices for backpacks in Yekaterinburg vary depending on the model, with ordinary ones costing from 1,000 rubles and orthopedic ones starting from 2,500 rubles.
Clothing expenses for a school uniform are also a significant part of the budget. The average cost of a woolen trousers for a school uniform is 2,132 rubles, a 16% increase compared to June 2024. Woolen skirts and dresses follow a similar trend, with the average cost of a skirt being 1,524 rubles (a 24% increase) and a dress costing 1,930 rubles (a 19% increase) compared to the same period last year.
Interestingly, the cost of school supplies in Yekaterinburg has seen a notable increase. One ballpoint pen now costs 46 rubles, a 29% increase compared to the same period last year. The average cost of a notebook has also risen, now at 19 rubles, a 21% increase compared to June 2024.
The latest available data from Rosstat shows that the average cost of a backpack for a schoolchild in Yekaterinburg in June of the current year was 2,997 rubles, which is a 3.6% increase compared to June 2024.
With high demand and an annual increase in the number of students, the demand for school supplies is expected to continue to grow in Yekaterinburg. More than 21,000 first-graders will go to school in Yekaterinburg in 2025, adding to the already bustling school environment.
While specific Yekaterinburg figures are not individually broken out, the city aligns with typical regional mid-size city costs in Russia. Therefore, parents should budget in the range of approximately 24,000 to 29,000 rubles to fully equip a child for school in Yekaterinburg in 2025.
[1] Regional data where the costs for boys range around 24,300 rubles and for girls about 28,500 rubles, reflecting typical expenses for a comprehensive school set in similar-sized cities in Russia.
Prioritizing personal-finance planning is essential for parents in Yekaterinburg, as they prepare to equip their children for the 2025 academic year. Educational expenses, such as school supplies and uniforms, can range from approximately 24,000 to 29,000 rubles for a child in Yekaterinburg, with personal-finance implications for families. This estimate includes items like stationery, textbooks, backpacks, clothing, and footwear.
