Gaborone vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gaborone	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$723	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1750	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$281	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	39	85
😀 Quality of life	61	71
🏙️ Population	236K	5.65M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 36% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7140th and 4898th ($723 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Botswana and Russia, respectively. Check Botswana vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5784th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Saint Petersburg

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	Gaborone	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$475	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.92%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2568	$13865

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$663
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$691
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$691
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$994
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$615
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1015
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$912
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$549
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$997
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1031
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$590
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1104
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$851
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$742
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$784
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$811
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$875
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$902
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$632
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$904
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$660
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$607
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$632
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$494
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$611
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$882
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$796
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$912
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1014
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$565

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597