| ⭐️ Total score |
2.65/5 (Rank #305)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍1 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,492 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🤬 Unusably slow: 1 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Bad |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 31°C88°F (feels 34°C93°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 53%
|
| 👌 Safety |
Bad
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Okay
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Bad
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Good
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Very bad
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$576 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Okay |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Africa |
| 🚩 Country | Botswana |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 1 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 31°C 88°F + 😊 Comfy (53%) = feels 34°C 93°F
|
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 100 BWP in USD | USD 7.47 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | BWP 1,000 = USD 75 |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | News Cafe Gaborone |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Regus |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 230,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $6,917 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 79% 👱♀️ 21% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | South African Airways |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Bokamoso Private Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,492 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,218 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,728 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $494 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,073 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,991 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $253 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $63,475 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $97 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $65 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $134 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $10 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $4,658 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $11 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $8 / trip |
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not very safe
❌ Unusably slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 29°C / 84°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 27°C / 81°F warm | 20°C / 68°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 13°C / 55°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 21°C / 70°F mild | 25°C / 77°F warm | 26°C / 79°F warm | 28°C / 82°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm |
| Real (median) |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
26°C / 78°F
warm |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
16°C / 60°F
cool |
21°C / 69°F
mild |
25°C / 76°F
warm |
26°C / 78°F
warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
| Humidity |
nice 65% |
nice 78% |
nice 57% |
nice 47% |
nice 40% |
nice 44% |
nice 36% |
nice 34% |
nice 33% |
nice 48% |
nice 42% |
nice 61% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain |
rainy 94mm |
rainy 87mm |
dry 17mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 33mm |
rainy 73mm |
rainy 100mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 36% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 15% |
clear 8% |
clear 6% |
clear 4% |
clear 1% |
clear 3% |
clear 5% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 33% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 400 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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