⭐️ Total score |
2.71/5 (Rank #219)
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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: $2,427 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🤬 Unusably slow: 2 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 29°C85°F (feels 27°C81°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🌵 Too dry: 21%
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👌 Safety |
Bad
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👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
🤮 Food safety* |
Okay
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Bad
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid |
Good
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Very bad
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💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$576 / mo
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🙊 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 |
Bad |
❄️ 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) | 2 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 29°C 85°F + 🌵 Too dry (21%) = feels 27°C 81°F
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🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 100 BWP in USD | USD 7.43 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | BWP 1,000 = USD 74 |
☕️ 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 | $2,427 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,169 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,721 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $492 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,033 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,808 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $252 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $63,190 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $95 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $59 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $133 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $10 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
👩🏫 International school | $4,637 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $11 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $8 / trip |
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ 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
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Very dry air now
❌ 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 |
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