Saint Petersburg vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2348	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$502	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$876	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1116	$700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	29
😀 Quality of life	71	57
🏙️ Population	5.65M	431K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 1% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5813th and 5698th ($971 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Russia and Namibia, respectively. Check Russia vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 3397th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Saint Petersburg	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1172	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$665	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.03	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.54%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2610	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.09	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.1	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.52	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10534	$5380

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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

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826