Social media users are outraged by rising food prices in Dagestan.

Before the start of Ramadan, food prices in various cities of Dagestan rose sharply and unjustifiably, and authorities are failing to control pricing, Instagram users* reported.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," in 2025, Makhachkala residents reported that prices for eggs, meat, butter, dates, and other products rose significantly during Ramadan, and authorities failed to take measures to prevent price increases before Eid al-Fitr. In 2024, Makhachkala residents surveyed by the "Caucasian Knot" also reported that food prices rose significantly before Eid al-Fitr.

The sharp rise in food prices in Dagestan with the start of Ramadan is being discussed by social media users in popular republican public groups. Thus, a follower of the page tut.dagestan, which has 1.7 million followers on Instagram*, complained about the rise in egg prices on February 18th.

“A holiday is approaching, a wonderful Muslim holiday. Thank you for raising prices; eggs are already 400 rubles. May the Almighty reward you double for such prices,” he wrote, calling for reporting the price increases to government agencies. “Perhaps they will take action,” the author expressed hope.

The post, published on behalf of the community, garnered 5,500 reactions and 820 comments within 24 hours. Commenters confirmed the author's information about prices and the sharp rise in food prices. “A tray in our store in Makhachkala already costs 450 rubles,” reported vagabovakamilla. "Yesterday they were 300 rubles max, and today they're 350," claims tyreli2024. "480 rubles in Izberbash," noted viorika717.

"I'm also shocked how they went from 260 rubles to 360 rubles in a week," wrote blogger_alba. "I was just at the store - 470 rubles," replied hanuma_6791. "What 360? I saw them at the market today for 440. I was shocked," added umucusum62. "Here in Derbent, eggs are 435 rubles today, puff pastry is 90 rubles—it used to be 80," shared user zxcvbnm2011z.

"The price has gone up by a hundred rubles in a week," noted gitinova_ami. "Every year it's the same old story: people are outraged, but despite this, vendors raise prices on everything. On absolutely everything, starting with greens. And the closer the holiday, the higher the prices," summarizes massage.umka.

“My mother-in-law called and said meat is already 700 rubles, eggs 350-370. She’s a pensioner, and there are so many like her… It’s a disgrace year after year,” lamented sabina_ruslanova_731. “700 rubles is still cheap. In Buinaksk, ground meat is 760. 750 kg of meat,” asserts bnnjlm._. “In Makhachkala, at Farsher, ground meat is 1,000 rubles. With a little fat, it’s 1,300…,” declared m.osmanova74.

“I was at the market, the prices were outrageous, you can't find prices like that in Moscow. What kind of nightmare is this, just awful. How can they raise prices like this during such a holy month?” fumes 01niara01.

The dagestan_news__ community (55,000 subscribers) published a video report on the republican channel NNT on February 18th, dedicated to prices at the Makhachkala market in the run-up to Ramadan. The report's authors wondered whether prices would rise during Ramadan, stating their intention to “compare the cost of groceries at the beginning of the month and at the end, just before the holiday.” Commenters on the post claimed that prices “have already risen.”

“400 rubles for a tray of eggs? Is that normal in Makhachkala?” - bagabagautdin asked. "We live among people who, if they knew that tomorrow was Judgment Day, would raise the price of a prayer rug," saniat636 believes. "Well, then, we should disband the antimonopoly committee if it's unable to control prices, and that's their direct responsibility!" - vanilla_flower_23 is indignant.