Gaborone vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaborone	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1648	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$243	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	39	82
😀 Quality of life	61	71
🏙️ Population	236K	5.65M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 31% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7301st and 5813th ($668 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5842nd and 3397th 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	$9.79	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3401	$10534

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566