| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.35/5 (Rank #1308)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,565 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 25 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 30°C85°F (feels 38°C100°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 91%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 16%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 43 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Bad
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Good |
| 🌈 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 |
Okay |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
| ❄️ 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) | 25 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌫 30°C 85°F + 🥵 Sweaty (91%) = feels 38°C 100°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 43 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 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 coffee place | Cielito Querido Café |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Sayulita CoWork |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍10% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 2,300 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $13,889 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 73% 👱♀️ 27% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Linio |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | VivaNuncios |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Aero Mexico |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Punta Mita Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,565 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,545 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $3,314 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $947 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,720 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $5,347 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $587 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $453,956 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $174 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $175 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $243 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $13 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $10,441 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Friendly people
✅ Good for beginner surfers
✅ 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
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Crowded surf spots
❌ Spotty internet
❌ Expensive
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very sweaty and humid 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) |
2373° mild |
2373° mild |
2373° mild |
2475° warm |
2882° warm |
3290° hot |
3493° hot |
3493° hot |
3391° hot |
3493° hot |
3086° warm |
2577° warm |
| Real (median) |
2374°
warm |
2373°
mild |
2374°
warm |
2476°
warm |
2679°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2883°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2781°
very warm |
2577°
warm |
| Humidity |
nice 72% |
nice 73% |
nice 71% |
nice 70% |
sweaty 71% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 77% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 76% |
sweaty 71% |
nice 71% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 3mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 5mm |
rainy 91mm |
rainy 125mm |
rainy 179mm |
rainy 202mm |
rainy 100mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 3mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 32% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 21% |
cloudy 69% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 82% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 59% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 40% |
| Sun |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
| Remote workers | 2,475 people | 1,533 people | 1,933 people | 1,200 people | 1,714 people | 1,000 people | 1,200 people | 1,100 people | 900 people | 3,000 people | 2,280 people | 1,725 people |
|
|
||||||||||||
If you'd like to filter destinations based on their climate, try Nomads.com's Climate Finder
Current weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Based on Sayulita's cost of living, here's selected remote jobs that would cover your costs:
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 36° 97° 30° 85° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 31 🚕1h $4,348 / mo 38 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety very bad Tap to open ☀️ Feels 28° 82° 27° 81° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 31 ✈️18min $2,740 / mo 24 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 73° AQI 48 ✈️28min $2,967 / mo 12 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety bad Tap to open 🌫 Feels 20° 68° 20° 69° AQI 28 ✈️35min $4,458 / mo 23 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety bad Tap to open 🌫 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66° AQI 76 😷 ✈️38min $2,734 / mo 10 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked great 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 9 ✈️39min $4,331 / mo 38 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 35° 95° 30° 85° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 33 ✈️41min $5,112 / mo 23 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety bad Tap to open ☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 26 ✈️42min $2,713 / mo 25 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety very bad Tap to open ☀️ Feels 28° 82° 28° 82° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 34 ✈️44min $2,463 / mo 25 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 39° 102° 32° 90° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 28 ✈️50min $2,780 / mo 16 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety bad Tap to open 🌥 Feels 17° 63° 17° 63° AQI 48 ✈️50min $2,307 / mo 22 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety bad Tap to open 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69° AQI 25 ✈️54min $3,092 / mo 21 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety bad Tap to open 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69° AQI 25 ✈️54min $3,092 / mo 21 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety bad Tap to open 🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 67° AQI 31 ✈️3h $6,624 / mo 103 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 9° 48° 12° 53° AQI 19 ✈️12h $8,639 / mo 23 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 11° 52° 13° 55° AQI 23 ✈️5h $8,815 / mo 26 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked great 👮 Safety bad Tap to open 🌥 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° AQI 15 ✈️4h $6,175 / mo 114 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety bad Tap to open ☀️ Feels 17° 63° 17° 63° AQI 22 ✈️3h $8,668 / mo 168 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 22° 72° 22° 71° AQI 34 ✈️11h $3,439 / mo 14 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌫 Feels 29° 84° 26° 78° Some AC AQI 48 ✈️5h $2,520 / mo 13 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 20° 68° 20° 69° AQI 22 ✈️2h $7,039 / mo 120 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 67° AQI 22 ✈️13h $6,199 / mo 39 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 35° 95° 28° 83° Has AC AQI 64 😷 ✈️21h $1,329 / mo 18 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 36° 97° 30° 85° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 31 🚕1h $4,348 / mo 🌇 Also went here67 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety bad Tap to open 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69° AQI 25 ✈️54min $3,092 / mo 🌇 Also went here120 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety bad Tap to open ☀️ Feels 30° 86° 27° 80° Has AC AQI 16 ✈️3h $2,924 / mo 🌇 Also went here71 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety bad Tap to open ☀️ Feels 17° 63° 17° 63° AQI 22 ✈️3h $8,668 / mo 🌇 Also went here58 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌫 Feels 29° 84° 26° 78° Some AC AQI 48 ✈️5h $2,520 / mo 🌇 Also went here77 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 11° 52° 13° 55° AQI 23 ✈️5h $8,815 / mo 🌇 Also went here69 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 22° 72° 22° 71° AQI 34 ✈️11h $3,439 / mo 🌇 Also went here60 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 20° 68° 20° 68° AQI 20 ✈️12h $4,698 / mo 🌇 Also went here74 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 9° 48° 12° 53° AQI 19 ✈️12h $8,639 / mo 🌇 Also went here76 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 17° 63° 17° 62° AQI 34 ✈️13h $5,259 / mo 🌇 Also went here59 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 10° 50° 12° 54° AQI 25 ✈️13h $7,876 / mo 🌇 Also went here58 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 9° 48° 12° 54° AQI 41 ✈️13h $7,137 / mo 🌇 Also went here69 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 67° AQI 22 ✈️13h $6,199 / mo 🌇 Also went here74 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌥 Feels 11° 52° 12° 54° AQI 30 ✈️13h $4,983 / mo 🌇 Also went here60 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 42° 108° 32° 89° Has AC AQI 91 😷 ✈️20h $1,652 / mo 🌇 Also went here64 people ×
Can't login? See the FAQ
What stops you from joining? And what would you pay for instead?
Thank you! I read every answer.


















By signing up, you agree to our terms of service and community guidelines.
One-time-payment: $19.99
Billed once. Then never again. 7-day money back guarantee
One-time-payment: $1
Billed once. Then never again. 7-day money back guarantee
Limited free access to city pages, cost of living data and rankings for 1,500+ cities, and we'll email you a 50% off membership code in the next few days.
By continuing, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Nomads.com members
work remotely at









💖 Thanks for signing up! I hope you like my site. I put a lot of effort into making it for years!
📬 First, please go to your email and click the confirm link first to verify your email address
⛔️ Check your spam folder if you can't find it, because we got reports it ends up there sometimes
💌 After you confirm your email we'll send you an email with more info
👩💻 You can start using Nomads.com's member-only features now!
