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Good city to live in, welcoming to foreigners. Lived here for decades and always felt welcome by the people. Cost of living is low, only negative thing is that it is relarively new, with no real historic areas, and there isn’t as much to do as there is in other larger cities.

7 years ago

⭐️ Total score	2.57/5 (Rank #369) 3 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍1 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Bad
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $1,751 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 12Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥵 Too hot: 35°C95°F (feels 37°C99°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 35%
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 32 US AQI
👌 Safety	Bad
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	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	Bad
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Okay
🧳 Lost luggage*	Bad
🏥 Hospitals	Bad
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Bad
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Okay
👩 Female friendly	Bad
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Latin America
🚩 Country	Mexico
📡 Internet speed (avg)	12 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 35°C 95°F + 😊 Comfy (35%) = feels 37°C 99°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 33 US AQI
🔌 Power	115V 60Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 100 MXN in USD	USD 5.23
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	MXN 10,000 = USD 523
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners)
☕️ Best coffee place	Cielito Querido Café
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	610,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$8,444 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 47% 👱‍♀️ 53%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 51% 👱‍♀️ 49%
🏞 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	$1,751 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$818 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$1,557 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$445 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$1,160 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$1,071 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$213 / month
🏠 Median home price	$78,496
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$54 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$35 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$250 / month
🍛 Dinner	$6
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$1
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$3
👩‍🏫 International school	$2,756 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$5 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$4 / trip

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