⭐️ Total score |
2.22/5 (Rank #662)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍6 liked it 👎2 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $2,695 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 12Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 29°C84°F (feels 33°C91°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 70%
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👌 Safety |
Okay
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Bad
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
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💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$704 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Okay |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Latin America |
🚩 Country | Mexico |
🗓️ Average trip length | 14 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 12 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 29°C 84°F + 😊 Comfy (70%) = feels 33°C 91°F
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🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 100 MXN in USD | USD 5.09 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MXN 10,000 = USD 509 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 👍15% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 200,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $8,444 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 74% 👱♀️ 26% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Linio |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Volaris |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Aeromexico |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,695 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,731 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,292 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $941 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,576 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,811 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $759 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $459,458 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $74 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $92 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $304 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $8 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $3,056 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $8 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Affordable accommodation and food
✅ Beautiful natural scenery and beaches
✅ Warm weather in winter
✅ Safe compared to most Mexican cities
✅ Walkable city
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ 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
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Loud noise from traffic and music
❌ Poor infrastructure and rough roads
❌ Limited international food options
❌ Persistent street vendor and tourist sales pitches
❌ Hot and humid weather outside of winter
❌ Occasional food safety or health issues
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 24°C / 75°F warm | 24°C / 75°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 27°C / 81°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 33°C / 91°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 29°C / 84°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm |
Real (median) |
24°C / 74°F
warm |
24°C / 74°F
warm |
25°C / 76°F
warm |
26°C / 78°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
Humidity |
nice 63% |
nice 69% |
nice 53% |
nice 61% |
nice 67% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 89% |
sweaty 89% |
sweaty 84% |
nice 68% |
nice 66% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
dry 9mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 8mm |
rainy 176mm |
rainy 258mm |
rainy 343mm |
rainy 343mm |
rainy 151mm |
dry 33mm |
dry 11mm |
Cloud |
pockets 16% |
pockets 14% |
clear 8% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 18% |
Sun |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
Remote workers | 1,280 people | 956 people | 983 people | 917 people | 673 people | 631 people | 727 people | 550 people | 600 people | 618 people | 1,233 people | 1,046 people |
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