🇧🇼 Send P1,000 in Botswana: fees by provider
To send P1,000 in Botswana, fees range from P5.00 (MyZaka, the cheapest) to P6.00. Which provider you pick genuinely changes what you pay.
P1,000 is a common mid-size amount in Botswana — roughly a week's shopping at Choppies. Botswana has three mobile money operators — Orange Money, MyZaka (Mascom) and Smega (BTC) — in a pula that floats on a rand-heavy SDR basket.
At this size we're mid-band: the real lever is paying the recipient directly rather than the withdraw-then-cash chain. At 0.50% effective, this is where comparing providers pays most — the relative gap between cheapest and priciest is wide around here.
At P1,000, this amount falls in a pricing band where a flat P6 fee applies at the reference provider. This is the top band: the tariff does not change above it. At P1,000 the typical destination is a recurring bill — rent, school, supplier — and half of Botswana landlords now accept direct wallet payment; asking for the merchant code before reaching for cash cuts the cash leg.
Compare all providers for P1,000
| Provider | Fee | Levy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
MYZMyZakaCheapest | P5.00 | None | P5.00 |
SMGSmega | P5.09 | None | P5.09 |
ORGOrange | P6.00 | None | P6.00 |
Indicative verified fees; any applicable government levy is included in the total.
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