| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.76/5 (Rank #982)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍2 liked it 👎1 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,758 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 25 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 28°C83°F (feels 34°C93°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 87%
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| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 16%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 20 US AQI
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| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ 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 |
Okay |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Mexico |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 25 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 28°C 83°F + 🥵 Sweaty (87%) = feels 34°C 93°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 20 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 100 MXN in USD | USD 5.87 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MXN 10,000 = USD 587 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Selina Cancun Downtown Cowork |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 8% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 13,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $8,444 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 71% 👱♀️ 29% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Linio |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | AeroMexico |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,758 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,499 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,981 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $852 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,648 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $6,042 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $627 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $405,322 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $124 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $198 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $117 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $9 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $1,269 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $3 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Very peaceful
✅ Very affordable
✅ Easy access to mainland and international travel
✅ 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
✅ Safe for women
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Internet can be slow
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Nomads.com members didn't like going here
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right 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) |
2577° warm |
2882° warm |
2882° warm |
3086° warm |
3290° hot |
3290° hot |
3493° hot |
3391° hot |
3391° hot |
3290° hot |
2984° warm |
2984° warm |
| Real (median) |
2577°
warm |
2679°
warm |
2679°
warm |
2781°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2983°
very warm |
2983°
very warm |
2983°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2780°
warm |
2780°
warm |
| Humidity |
nice 76% |
nice 77% |
nice 74% |
sweaty 75% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 75% |
sweaty 77% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 76mm |
dry 41mm |
dry 31mm |
dry 35mm |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 142mm |
rainy 79mm |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 167mm |
rainy 183mm |
rainy 99mm |
rainy 81mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 54% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 44% |
cloudy 64% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 36% |
| Sun |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,629 people | 857 people | 1,500 people | 1,440 people | 800 people | 900 people | 1,000 people | 1,200 people | 900 people | 686 people | 1,500 people | 1,500 people |
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