⭐️ Total score |
2.88/5 (Rank #89)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍5 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,215 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 12 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Great |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 30°C86°F (feels 36°C97°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 74%
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❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 85%
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👌 Safety |
Okay
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👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Very 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* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
🏥 Hospitals |
Bad |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Latin America |
🚩 Country | Mexico |
🗓️ Average trip length | 7 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 12 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 30°C 86°F + 🥵 Sweaty (74%) = feels 36°C 97°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 5.34 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MXN 10,000 = USD 534 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
💻 Best coworking space | 404 Co-Working |
☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 👍13% of visitors return |
📸 Visitors per year | 6,761,000 visitors |
📸 Tourists now | 129,574 tourists |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 630,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $8,444 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 80% 👱♀️ 20% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Linio |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | InterJet |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | AeroMexico |
🏥 Best hospital | Galenia |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,215 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,409 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,046 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $870 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $968 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,473 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $632 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $187,044 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $45 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $48 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $202 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $10 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $5,789 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $14 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ 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)
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very safe
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not that great
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 25°C / 77°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 31°C / 88°F hot | 30°C / 86°F warm | 33°C / 91°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 28°C / 82°F warm | 31°C / 88°F hot |
Real (median) |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
26°C / 78°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
Humidity |
nice 83% |
nice 82% |
nice 80% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 83% |
nice 78% |
sweaty 82% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 76mm |
dry 41mm |
dry 37mm |
dry 37mm |
rainy 95mm |
rainy 142mm |
rainy 79mm |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 167mm |
rainy 181mm |
rainy 99mm |
rainy 75mm |
Cloud |
pockets 35% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 24% |
Sun |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
Remote workers | 1,250 people | 1,163 people | 1,138 people | 871 people | 1,213 people | 857 people | 720 people | 1,067 people | 850 people | 1,455 people | 1,253 people | 1,353 people |
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