Common information
- Country
- Botswana
- Population
- 208 411
Cost of living and prices in Gaborone
- Shared room
- outside of centre137USD/month
- in city centre169USD/month
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre164USD/month
- in city centre247USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive Restaurant | 1 pers. | 5 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range Restaurant | 2 pers. | 23 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc. | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 liters | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 liters | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 liters | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 liters | 0 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | Portion | 2 USD |
Markets
| Food | Water | 1.5 liters | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf Bread | 500 g. | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc. | 2 USD |
| Food | Milk | 1 liter | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg. | 2 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
| Food | Cheese Local | 1 kg. | 5 USD |
| Meat | Chicken Breasts | 1 kg. | 4 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg. | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Banana | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 8 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 liters | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 liters | 1 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 3 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly Pass | 1 month | 7 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi Start | Start | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Normal Tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 3 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 liter | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc. | 18,738 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club Fee | 1 month | 38 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 9 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 seat | 5 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 Pair | 46 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc. | 25 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 62 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 69 USD |
Accommodation
| Rent Apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 309 USD |
| Rent Apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 205 USD |
| Rent Apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedrooms | 632 USD |
| Rent Apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedrooms | 515 USD |
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 61 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Calls | 1 min. | 0 USD |
| Communication | Unlimited Internet | 1 month | 84 USD |
| Buy Apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 562 USD |
| Buy Apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 3,279 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 543 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 10.00 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Gaborone
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 39 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 40 |
| Average high, °C | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 |
| Average temperature, °C | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 21 |
| Average low, °C | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 |
| Record low, °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
| Rain, days | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Fog, days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 10 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 480 |
| Relative humidity, % | 51 | 54 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 63 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 61 | 67 | 70 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 72 | 64 | 73 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 27 | 32 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 36 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 11 |
| Day Length, часов | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 6 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 116 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 333 | 422 | 450 | 482 | 508 | 439 | 439 | 333 | 233 | 117 | 121 | 233 | 4110 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 |