| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.93/5 (Rank #1082)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $2,627 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🤬 Unusably slow: 3 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Bad |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 30°C85°F (feels 28°C82°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🌵 Too dry: 26%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 61 US AQI
|
| 👌 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
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Very bad
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very poor:
$648 / 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 |
Bad |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Africa |
| 🚩 Country | Botswana |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 6 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 3 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 30°C 85°F + 🌵 Too dry (26%) = feels 28°C 82°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 61 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 100 BWP in USD | USD 7.29 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | BWP 1,000 = USD 73 |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | News Cafe Gaborone |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Regus |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 250,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $7,778 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 80% 👱♀️ 20% |
| 🏞 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 | $2,627 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,371 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,120 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $606 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,024 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,152 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $359 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $61,951 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $95 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $71 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $154 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $11 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $2,519 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $9 / trip |
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Very dry air now
❌ 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) |
2984° warm |
2781° warm |
2781° warm |
2068° mild |
2068° mild |
1355° cool |
1661° cool |
2170° mild |
2577° warm |
2679° warm |
2882° warm |
2882° warm |
| Real (median) |
2781°
very warm |
2678°
warm |
2678°
warm |
2068°
mild |
2067°
mild |
1356°
cool |
1661°
cool |
2169°
mild |
2576°
warm |
2679°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
2781°
very warm |
| Humidity |
nice 59% |
nice 66% |
nice 56% |
nice 51% |
nice 43% |
nice 46% |
nice 40% |
nice 35% |
nice 32% |
nice 42% |
nice 43% |
nice 56% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 95mm |
rainy 88mm |
dry 18mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 33mm |
rainy 74mm |
rainy 101mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 57% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 12% |
clear 9% |
clear 1% |
clear 6% |
pockets 11% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 61% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 1,200 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people |
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