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Nomad List| 🏆 Nomad Score™ | 167 reviews |
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| 🙊 English speaking | |
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| 🌍 Region | Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚩 Country | Botswana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 10 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 2 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛅️ Weather | 🌧 25°C 76°F + 💦 Humid (84%) + 💨 5km/h = Feels like 27°C 81°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Mascom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 100 BWP in USD | USD 9.32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: BWP 1,000 | USD 93 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ☕️ Best coffee place | News Cafe Gaborone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Regus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♻️ Return rate | 0% of visitors return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 230,000 people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👫 Gender ratio | 👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛪️ 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| economic hubinvestment spothistorical architecturetropical cityno-beachairportwarm nowwarmhotclean airgood air qualityslow internethigh humidityfreedom of pressdemocracyfreedommany womenfriendly people | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $1,502 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $927 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,559 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $446 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $326 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $82 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $1,123 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $53 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (183 listings) | $1,634 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $54 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $4 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
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Based on Gaborone's cost of living, here's selected remote jobs that would cover your costs:
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✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
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❌ Very slow internet
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
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❌ Not many nomads go here
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are not great
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Hostile towards LGBT
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