⭐️ Total score |
2.67/5 (Rank #257)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍3 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,989 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 12Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 32°C90°F (feels 38°C100°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 60%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Good: 60 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Bad
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Bad
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🎓 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 |
😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Low density: 4k ppl/km² (1 per 15x15m)
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🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Okay |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Latin America |
🚩 Country | Mexico |
🗓️ Average trip length | 12 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 12 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 32°C 90°F + 😊 Comfy (60%) = feels 38°C 100°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 61 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 100 MXN in USD | USD 5.24 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MXN 10,000 = USD 524 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
💻 Best coworking space | El Cowork |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Coworking Monterrey |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,100,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $8,444 / year |
😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ not busy: 15x15m (225m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 77% 👱♀️ 23% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Linio |
🏠 Apartment listings | Avisosdeocasion |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Volaris |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Aeromexico |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,989 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,335 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,074 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $878 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $987 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,446 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $668 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $120,764 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $46 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $47 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $168 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $8 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $5,153 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $11 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Great hospitals
✅ 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
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 16°C / 61°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 24°C / 75°F warm | 30°C / 86°F warm | 37°C / 99°F hot | 37°C / 99°F hot | 34°C / 93°F hot | 40°C / 104°F hot | 37°C / 99°F hot | 30°C / 86°F warm | 23°C / 73°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild |
Real (median) |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
31°C / 87°F
hot |
31°C / 88°F
hot |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
32°C / 90°F
hot |
31°C / 88°F
hot |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
Humidity |
nice 48% |
nice 55% |
nice 54% |
nice 63% |
sweaty 72% |
nice 69% |
sweaty 76% |
nice 69% |
nice 69% |
nice 69% |
nice 69% |
nice 52% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 19mm |
dry 14mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 45mm |
rainy 56mm |
dry 42mm |
dry 44mm |
dry 34mm |
rainy 118mm |
rainy 74mm |
dry 41mm |
dry 21mm |
Cloud |
pockets 17% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 21% |
Air quality |
okay 62 US AQI |
okay 65 US AQI |
okay 73 US AQI |
okay 65 US AQI |
okay 77 US AQI |
okay 69 US AQI |
okay 60 US AQI |
okay 54 US AQI |
okay 57 US AQI |
okay 57 US AQI |
okay 72 US AQI |
okay 56 US AQI |
Sun |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
Remote workers | 314 people | 275 people | 500 people | 350 people | 280 people | 400 people | 457 people | 267 people | 514 people | 343 people | 680 people | 275 people |
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