The cost of studying at driving schools in Russia has risen by 20 in a year%

The average cost of studying at Russian driving schools in the first seven months of 2025 increased by 20.2% compared to the same period last year. Such data was provided on August 11 by analysts of the Business Secrets publication, based on an analysis of Rosstat information.

Thus, the initial driving course for a passenger car, as of July 2025, averages 44,153 rubles.

"In the period from January to July 2025, the average cost in the country was 42,879 rubles. In 2024, over the same period, the average tuition fee was significantly lower: 35,682 rubles," the data says.Газета.Ru ".

The most expensive way to get a driver's license will be for residents of the Northwestern and Far Eastern Federal Districts, where they will have to pay from 60 to 65 thousand rubles for training. The most affordable way is to get training at driving schools in the Volga and North Caucasus districts - from 16 thousand to 24 thousand rubles. In Moscow, you will have to pay 46.7 thousand rubles for a driving course, and 43.8 thousand rubles in the Moscow region. The most expensive driving schools in St. Petersburg are 55.8 thousand rubles.

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New training programs at driving schools have been approved

On September 2, Tatyana Shutyleva, President of the Interregional Association of Driving Schools, told Izvestia that the separation of education and retraining in the new driving school programs approved by the Ministry of Education would allow educational institutions to form groups of those who are going to open an additional category of rights faster. Such measures may allow for some time to keep prices for driving schools at the current level, and perhaps even reduce them, the expert believes.

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