⭐️ Total score |
2.04/5 (Rank #1078)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍1 liked it 👎2 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Bad |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,426 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 26 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 20°C68°F (feels 20°C68°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 89%
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❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 16%
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👌 Safety |
Bad
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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 |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Latin America |
🚩 Country | Mexico |
🗓️ Average trip length | 13 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 26 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 20°C 68°F + 😊 Comfy (89%) = feels 20°C 68°F
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🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 100 MXN in USD | USD 5.38 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MXN 10,000 = USD 538 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
☕️ Best coffee place | Café Bar 500 noches |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 10% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 190,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $8,444 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 75% 👱♀️ 25% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Linio |
🏠 Apartment listings | Comparto Depa |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Aero Mexico |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,426 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $794 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,773 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $507 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $837 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $990 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $291 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $102,164 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $39 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $32 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $193 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $4 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
👩🏫 International school | $2,151 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $11 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Warm days and cool evenings
✅ Affordable cost of living
✅ Plenty of coworking spaces
✅ Vibrant nightlife and food scene
✅ Access to nature and outdoor activities
✅ Affordable to live
✅ 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)
❌ Unreliable internet
❌ Growing safety concerns
❌ Traffic congestion
❌ Food and water hygiene issues
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Nomads.com members really 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) | 17°C / 63°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 20°C / 68°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 18°C / 64°F cool |
Real (median) |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
19°C / 65°F
mild |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
Humidity |
damp 86% |
nice 74% |
nice 77% |
nice 75% |
nice 94% |
nice 99% |
nice 93% |
nice 97% |
nice 98% |
nice 95% |
nice 88% |
damp 79% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 8mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 28mm |
rainy 229mm |
rainy 493mm |
rainy 305mm |
rainy 368mm |
rainy 435mm |
rainy 237mm |
rainy 63mm |
dry 11mm |
Cloud |
pockets 38% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 58% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 50% |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 25% |
Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
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