Cost of living comparison
Malta is 2.2 times more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Malta instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.90
BWP78.45
|
$15.69
€14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.64
BWP61.78
|
$9.54
€8.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BWP8.88
|
$2.17
€1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
BWP4.83
|
$1.56
€1.40
|
|
pay 59.1% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
BWP8.48
|
$1.22
€1.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.08
|
$4.45
€4.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
BWP58.30
|
$4.41
€3.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
BWP24.76
|
$3.04
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
BWP32.31
|
$3.80
€3.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.40
|
$1.30
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
BWP7.46
|
$0.88
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
BWP8.35
|
$1.16
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
BWP7.53
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
BWP8.76
|
$0.60
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BWP6.25
|
$0.82
€0.73
|
|
pay 36.2% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
BWP46.88
|
$5.50
€4.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP319.70
|
$24.16
€21.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP245,165.77
|
$25,882.44
€23,323.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP254.97
|
$28.28
€25.48
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Botswana
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.87
BWP517.30
|
$33.50
€30.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.93
BWP2,860.27
|
$934.95
€842.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.08
BWP1,930.68
|
$777.27
€700.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP535.65
|
$81.34
€73.29
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Botswana
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.65
BWP1,911.68
|
$578.94
€521.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,050.13
BWP53,899.69
|
$8,806.22
€7,935.55
|
|
pay 77.5% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BWP22.06
|
$3.56
€3.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
BWP24.95
|
$2.50
€2.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
BWP49.03
|
$5.96
€5.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
BWP374.56
|
$55.37
€49.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.71
BWP76.00
|
$10.33
€9.31
|
|
pay 67.1% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.61
BWP527.11
|
$89.42
€80.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.92
BWP318.37
|
$39.06
€35.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.19
BWP867.61
|
$86.34
€77.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.79
BWP942.14
|
$103.92
€93.65
|
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