Gaborone vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$285	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	39	82
😀 Quality of life	55	67
🏙️ Population	236K	5.38M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 18% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6827th and 6204th ($718 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Botswana and Russia, respectively. Check Botswana vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5800th and 3645th 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	$7.62	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$6847

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525