According to the results of the third quarter, the average cost of renting apartments in Moscow decreased by 13% in annual terms, to 100 thousand rubles per month, writes Rossiyskaya Gazeta. In St. Petersburg, the rates dropped by 9%, to 52 thousand rubles, in other cities with a population of over a million - by 3%, to 36 thousand rubles. Analysts attribute the decline in demand to the general increase in living costs, which means that regional tenants are less likely to choose to move to the capital, and owners are forced to make concessions.