Russian tourists name Astana the most expensive city in CIS

The most popular city in the space of the former Soviet Union the Russians have recognized the capital of Ukraine - Kiev. Top 3 most popular cities also included Minsk and Odessa followed by Chisinau, Almaty, Baku, Lviv, Astana, Tashkent and Yerevan.

Ukraine last year, the Russians have made 70% of all trips to the CIS , Belarus - 20%, Kazakhstan - 3%, in Moldova - 2% in the rest of the country - by 1% or less .

In 2013 the Russian tourists visited Ukraine and pa id for the accommodation about 3.1 thousand rubles a day. Meanwhile, the most expensive city among the CIS for the cost of accommodation the Russians admitted Astana and the most budget- friendly – the city of Chisinau.

According to a study in the capital of Kazakhstan the Russians pa id for hotel accommodation on average 6.3 thousand rubles ($ 190) per day and in the Moldavian capital - 2,7 thousand rubles a day (82 dollars).