| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.83/5 (Rank #833)
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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 |
🙂 Okay: $2,943 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 25 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 25°C77°F (feels 25°C77°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 74%
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| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 16%
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| 👌 Safety |
Okay
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| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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| 👮♀️ 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* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Okay |
| 😄 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) |
☀️ 25°C 77°F + 😊 Comfy (74%) = feels 25°C 77°F
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| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 100 MXN in USD | USD 5.83 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MXN 10,000 = USD 583 |
| 💸 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) |
👨 70% 👱♀️ 30% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Linio |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | AeroMexico |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,943 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,464 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,502 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $715 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,626 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,569 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $486 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $401,985 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $123 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $84 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $348 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $7 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $1,258 / 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
❌ Expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ 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) | 25°C / 77°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 28°C / 82°F warm | 30°C / 86°F warm | 32°C / 90°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 34°C / 93°F hot | 34°C / 93°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 29°C / 84°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm |
| Real (median) |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
29°C / 83°F
very warm |
29°C / 83°F
very warm |
29°C / 83°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
| Humidity |
nice 77% |
nice 78% |
nice 76% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 72% |
sweaty 75% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| 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 |
pockets 28% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 13% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 18% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 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 |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,629 people | 857 people | 1,500 people | 1,650 people | 800 people | 1,000 people | 1,080 people | 1,300 people | 900 people | 700 people | 1,500 people | 1,600 people |
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