| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.53/5 (Rank #1270)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Bad |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $2,822 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 13 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Extremely hot: 41°C105°F (feels 41°C106°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🌵 Too dry: 19%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 16%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😷 Unhealthy for some: 125 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 35 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Bad
|
| 👩 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
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$704 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Okay |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Mexico |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 11 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 13 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 41°C 105°F + 🌵 Too dry (19%) = feels 41°C 106°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👎😷 125 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 36 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 100 MXN in USD | USD 5.75 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MXN 10,000 = USD 575 |
| 💸 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 | $2,822 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,361 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,058 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $588 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,250 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,319 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $326 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $103,543 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $105 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $76 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $275 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $10 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $6,558 / 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 usually
✅ 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) |
1763° cool |
2068° mild |
2170° mild |
2577° warm |
2984° warm |
3493° hot |
42108° scorching |
40104° hot |
3595° hot |
2679° warm |
1966° mild |
1763° cool |
| Real (median) |
1763°
cool |
2067°
mild |
2170°
mild |
2781°
warm |
3187°
hot |
3697°
hot |
38100°
hot |
3798°
hot |
3594°
hot |
2781°
warm |
1966°
mild |
1762°
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% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| 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 | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 1,800 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 1,200 people |
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