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| ⭐️ Total score | 204 reviews |
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| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
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| 🙊 English speaking* | |
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| 🌍 Continent | Africa |
| 🚩 Country | Botswana |
| ⏱ Average trip time | 8 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 2 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 29°C 83°F + 🌵 Too dry (7%) = feels 25°C 77°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 15 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Mascom |
| 💸 100 BWP in USD | USD 8.93 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | BWP 1,000 = USD 89 |
| ☕️ 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 |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | South African Airways |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | South African Airways |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Bokamoso Private Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,713 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $966 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,495 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $427 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $313 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $79 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,626 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $76 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (174 listings) | $1,876 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $61 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $4 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not very safe
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very dry air now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not that great
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
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| Feels | 9736° hot | 9032° hot | 9334° hot | 8127° warm | 7725° warm | 7021° mild | 7222° mild | 7926° warm | 7926° warm | 8630° warm | 9133° hot | 9133° hot |
| Real | 9032° hot | 8731° hot | 9032° hot | 7926° warm | 7725° warm | 7021° mild | 7222° mild | 7926° warm | 8228° very warm | 9032° hot | 8932° hot | 8630° very warm |
| Humidity | nice 53% | nice 50% | nice 44% | nice 59% | nice 41% | nice 37% | too dry 28% | nice 32% | too dry 23% | too dry 23% | nice 42% | nice 57% |
| Rain | dry 48mm | dry 25mm | dry 12mm | dry 41mm | dry 0mm | dry 0mm | dry 1mm | dry 0mm | dry 3mm | dry 8mm | rainy 63mm | rainy 72mm |
| Cloud | pockets 42% | pockets 33% | pockets 12% | pockets 24% | clear 0% | clear 1% | clear 0% | clear 0% | clear 0% | pockets 16% | pockets 46% | cloudy 69% |
| Sun | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 13 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 400 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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