The “Service Availability in Cities of the World” ranking was compiled by experts from the international consulting company TsNP and urban experts. They evaluated 10 megacities from different countries, including New York, Berlin, Singapore and others. Moscow takes the leading position in the ranking. This was reported by the press service of the Moscow Ministry of Policy and Economic Development.

According to the ranking, cities are compared based on the availability of 25 types of services aimed at providing a comfortable life for residents. The Russian capital has become the first in terms of access to health services, housing and communal services, communication services and Internet access. At the same time, it is also in the top 3 in terms of accessibility to transportation services, services in the fields of education, sports, culture and entertainment. The total points scored helped the city come out on top.

As deputy mayor of the capital, head of the Department of Economic Policy and Development Maria Bagreeva emphasized that international rankings are a tool that allows cities, businesses and people to understand how the city is developing. How does it compare to other megacities? “Changes in the approach to evaluating Russian cities by the authors of many major foreign ratings have made it impossible for us to make such an objective comparison, the emergence of ratings new based on open data using a transparent and independent approach. on external conditions is important,” Bagreeva explains.

She added that the service sector is the foundation (85%) of the Russian capital's economy. In 10 months of this year, the revenue of Moscow companies and organizations providing paid services to citizens exceeded 3.3 trillion rubles. Compared to the same period last year, this number increased by more than 9% at equivalent prices. In total, Moscow accounts for almost a quarter of the volume of this sector in the country.