| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.31/5 (Rank #262)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,762 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 38 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Nice: 18°C65°F (feels 19°C66°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 83%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 16%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 56 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Very bad
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Great
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Poor:
$1,157 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Mexico |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 13 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 38 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 18°C 65°F + 😊 Comfy (83%) = feels 19°C 66°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 56 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 100 MXN in USD | USD 5.51 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MXN 10,000 = USD 551 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Café Bar 500 noches |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| ♻️ Return rate | 9% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 210,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $13,889 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 76% 👱♀️ 24% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Linio |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Comparto Depa |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Aero Mexico |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,762 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,207 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,429 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $694 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $723 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,709 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $440 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $104,619 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $34 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $56 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $135 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $6 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $2,643 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $10 / trip |
✅ Warm days and cool evenings
✅ Affordable cost of living
✅ Plenty of coworking spaces
✅ Vibrant nightlife and food scene
✅ Access to nature and outdoor activities
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Unreliable internet
❌ Growing safety concerns
❌ Traffic congestion
❌ Food and water hygiene issues
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People don't speak English well
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
1763° cool |
1966° mild |
2068° mild |
2170° mild |
2170° mild |
2068° mild |
2068° mild |
2068° mild |
2068° mild |
1966° mild |
1966° mild |
1864° cool |
| Real (median) |
1763°
cool |
1965°
mild |
2068°
mild |
2170°
mild |
2170°
mild |
2068°
mild |
2068°
mild |
2068°
mild |
2067°
mild |
1965°
mild |
1865°
mild |
1864°
cool |
| Humidity |
damp 82% |
nice 72% |
nice 71% |
nice 69% |
nice 83% |
nice 91% |
nice 87% |
nice 90% |
nice 92% |
nice 91% |
nice 86% |
damp 80% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 8mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 28mm |
rainy 230mm |
rainy 493mm |
rainy 306mm |
rainy 368mm |
rainy 436mm |
rainy 238mm |
rainy 64mm |
dry 11mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 43% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 42% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 86% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 50% |
pockets 40% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,320 people | 1,200 people | 1,620 people | 1,200 people | 1,560 people | 686 people | 1,350 people | 857 people | 1,500 people | 1,275 people | 900 people | 1,714 people |
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