Saint Petersburg vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2793	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$577	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$289
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	85	30
😀 Quality of life	71	53
🏙️ Population	5.65M	486K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 9% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4898th and 5257th ($1139 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Russia and Namibia, respectively. Check Russia vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 3542nd and 6487th 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	$9.18	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1362	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.01	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4926	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3068	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.78	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.43	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13865	$5490

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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

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851