Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 45.0% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Malta, you would:
pay 64.9% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Botswana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.69
€14.53
|
$5.90
BWP78.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
€8.83
|
$4.64
BWP62.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€2.01
|
$0.67
BWP8.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
€1.44
|
$0.36
BWP4.86
|
|
pay 32.8% less for groceries
Malta
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
$0.64
BWP8.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
€4.12
|
$3.31
BWP44.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.08
|
$4.38
BWP58.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
€2.82
|
$1.86
BWP24.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
€3.52
|
$2.43
BWP32.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.78
BWP10.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.56
BWP7.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.63
BWP8.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.57
BWP7.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.66
BWP8.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.47
BWP6.29
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
Malta
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
€5.09
|
$3.52
BWP47.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.16
€22.37
|
$24.02
BWP321.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,882.44
€23,963.87
|
$18,422.24
BWP246,808.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.28
€26.18
|
$19.16
BWP256.68
|
|
pay 48.2% less for housing
Malta
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.50
€31.02
|
$38.87
BWP520.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$934.95
€865.65
|
$214.93
BWP2,879.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$777.27
€719.65
|
$145.08
BWP1,943.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.34
€75.31
|
$40.25
BWP539.24
|
|
pay 64.6% less for childcare
Malta
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$578.94
€536.02
|
$143.65
BWP1,924.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,806.22
€8,153.45
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,260.94
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.56
€3.30
|
$1.66
BWP22.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.31
|
$1.87
BWP25.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.52
|
$3.68
BWP49.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.37
€51.26
|
$28.15
BWP377.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.33
€9.56
|
$5.71
BWP76.51
|
|
pay 37.7% less for clothing
Malta
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.42
€82.80
|
$39.61
BWP530.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.06
€36.17
|
$23.92
BWP320.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.34
€79.94
|
$65.19
BWP873.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.92
€96.22
|
$70.79
BWP948.45
|
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