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| ⭐️ Total score | 6 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👩 Safe for women | |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Mexico |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 11 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 13 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 22°C 72°F + 🌵 Too dry (28%) = feels 22°C 72°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 36 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 100 MXN in USD | USD 5.67 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MXN 10,000 = USD 567 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Golden Coworking |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 690,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $8,444 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Linio |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | VivaNuncios |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | InterJet |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Aero Mexico |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,744 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,304 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,028 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $579 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,217 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,135 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $321 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $101,956 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $104 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $70 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $271 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $10 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $6,463 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $3 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ 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
❌ Expensive
❌ Not safe at all
❌ Not much to do
❌ Extremely hot in the summer
❌ Very dry air 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) | 17°C / 63°F cool | 20°C / 68°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 25°C / 77°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 34°C / 93°F hot | 42°C / 108°F scorching | 40°C / 104°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 26°C / 79°F warm | 19°C / 66°F mild | 17°C / 63°F cool |
| Real (median) |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
31°C / 87°F
hot |
36°C / 97°F
hot |
38°C / 100°F
hot |
37°C / 98°F
hot |
35°C / 94°F
hot |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
17°C / 62°F
cool |
| Humidity |
nice 35% |
too dry 26% |
nice 32% |
too dry 16% |
too dry 23% |
too dry 18% |
nice 36% |
nice 37% |
nice 34% |
too dry 23% |
too dry 23% |
nice 41% |
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| Rain |
dry 10mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 6mm |
| Cloud |
clear 8% |
clear 4% |
clear 4% |
clear 4% |
clear 1% |
clear 3% |
clear 9% |
clear 2% |
clear 2% |
clear 6% |
clear 4% |
pockets 12% |
| Air quality |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 600 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 400 people |
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