Gaborone vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaborone	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$731	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1792	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$272	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.9	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$1231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	39	85
😀 Quality of life	60	70
🏙️ Population	236K	5.65M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 32% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7094th and 5142nd ($731 vs $1075) 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 5910th and 3923rd 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	$10.4	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.54	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.54	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2881	$12085

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$892
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$765
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$792
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$875
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$826
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$899
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$910
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$633
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$927
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$681
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$652
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$630
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$511
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$630
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$912
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$811
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606