Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 30.2% cheaper than Malta overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 55.2% less in Botswana
- Groceries
-
pay 27.0% less in Botswana
- Transportation
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pay 11.7% less in Botswana
- Housing
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pay 2.2% more in Botswana
- Childcare
-
pay 63.0% less in Botswana
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 29.4% less in Botswana
- Clothing
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pay 27.6% less in Botswana
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Botswana.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Malta, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Botswana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.58
€13.22
|
$7.50
BWP99.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€8.35
|
$6.00
BWP79.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€1.84
|
$0.83
BWP11.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.31
|
$0.49
BWP6.46
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
Malta
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
€1.02
|
$0.81
BWP10.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
€3.73
|
$3.37
BWP44.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€3.81
|
$5.06
BWP67.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
€2.72
|
$2.29
BWP30.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.03
|
$2.27
BWP30.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.09
|
$0.77
BWP10.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.72
|
$0.62
BWP8.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.86
|
$0.88
BWP11.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.13
|
$0.65
BWP8.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.67
|
$0.60
BWP7.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.72
|
$0.55
BWP7.25
|
|
pay 11.7% less for transportation
Malta
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€4.60
|
$4.27
BWP56.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
€20.06
|
$28.18
BWP373.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,001.46
€22,075.03
|
$22,486.26
BWP297,741.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.45
€24.16
|
$19.49
BWP258.04
|
|
pay 2.2% more for housing
Malta
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.01
€26.33
|
$90.60
BWP1,199.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.36
€804.30
|
$254.84
BWP3,374.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.74
€683.22
|
$149.91
BWP1,984.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.35
€58.88
|
$49.21
BWP651.61
|
|
pay 63.0% less for childcare
Malta
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$587.45
€498.74
|
$180.24
BWP2,386.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,655.79
€7,348.69
|
$3,740.68
BWP49,530.54
|
|
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
€2.92
|
$2.25
BWP29.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.02
|
$2.37
BWP31.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.03
|
$3.75
BWP49.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.85
€48.27
|
$32.19
BWP426.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
€8.37
|
$6.75
BWP89.32
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
Malta
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.57
€76.05
|
$44.14
BWP584.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
€30.99
|
$22.17
BWP293.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
€74.99
|
$76.20
BWP1,009.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.58
€84.55
|
$93.16
BWP1,233.50
|
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