🇧🇼 Withdraw P500 in Botswana: fees by provider
To withdraw P500 in Botswana, fees range from P12.00 (MyZaka, the cheapest) to P13.23. Which provider you pick genuinely changes what you pay.
P500 is a small everyday sum in Botswana — roughly a combi fare in Gaborone and airtime. 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 the fixed fee dominates — one consolidated send beats two split sends. The cheapest (MyZaka) works out at 2.4%; a flat fee, where it applies, still counts at this size.
At P500, this amount falls in a pricing band where a flat P13 fee applies at the reference provider. The next band starts at P501, where pricing changes — worth knowing if your amount is near that threshold. At P500 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.
This size sits in the flat P13 P251–P500 band; the adjacent band is flat P23 P501–P1,000. Full table on the Botswana withdrawal charges page.
Compare all providers for P500
| Provider | Fee | Levy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
MYZMyZakaCheapest | P12.00 | None | P12.00 |
ORGOrange | P13.00 | None | P13.00 |
SMGSmega | P13.23 | None | P13.23 |
Indicative verified fees; any applicable government levy is included in the total.
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