Saint Petersburg vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$974	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2438	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$497	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	29
😀 Quality of life	67	51
🏙️ Population	5.6M	431K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 13% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5668th and 6224th ($974 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Russia and Namibia, respectively. Check Russia vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 3598th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Windhoek

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	Saint Petersburg	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.26	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.73%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3479	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2360	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.81	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7571	$4344

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785