⭐️ Total score |
2.59/5 (Rank #825)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Bad |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,361 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🤬 Unusably slow: 1Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 34°C93°F (feels 34°C93°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 33%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 95 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Bad
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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 |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Good |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
🏥 Healthcare* |
Okay |
😄 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 |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Africa |
🚩 Country | Botswana |
⏱ Average trip length | 6 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 1 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 34°C 93°F + 😊 Comfy (33%) = feels 34°C 93°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👎😷 95 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 100 BWP in USD | USD 7.83 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | BWP 1,000 = USD 78 |
☕️ 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) |
👨 70% 👱♀️ 30% |
🏞 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 | $2,361 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,715 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,070 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,163 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,832 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,921 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,119 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $86 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $63 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $141 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $7 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $3 |
☕️ Coffee | $1 |
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality usually
✅ 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
❌ 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+
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
90
32° hot |
84
29° warm |
84
29° warm |
82
28° warm |
73
23° mild |
70
21° mild |
68
20° mild |
77
25° warm |
81
27° warm |
82
28° warm |
90
32° hot |
88
31° hot |
Real |
84
29°
very warm |
80
27°
warm |
82
28°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
73
23°
mild |
69
21°
mild |
66
19°
mild |
77
25°
warm |
82
28°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
88
31°
hot |
84
29°
very warm |
Humidity |
nice 65% |
sweaty 78% |
nice 57% |
nice 47% |
nice 40% |
nice 44% |
nice 36% |
nice 34% |
nice 33% |
nice 48% |
nice 42% |
nice 61% |
Rain |
rainy 182mm |
rainy 162mm |
dry 18mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 31mm |
rainy 76mm |
rainy 111mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 60% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 12% |
clear 9% |
clear 1% |
clear 6% |
pockets 11% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 44% |
cloudy 65% |
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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