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| 🌍 Region | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Mexico |
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 11 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 30°C 87°F + Humid (86%) = feels 39°C 102°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 55 US AQI 🍃 good |
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app (in country) | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | TelCel |
| 💸 100 MXN in USD | USD 4.47 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MXN 10,000 = USD 447 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 💻 Best coworking space | 404 Co-Working |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 14% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 6,761,000 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 129,574 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 630,000 people |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Linio |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | InterJet |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | AeroMexico |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Galenia |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $988 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $639 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,038 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $297 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $189 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $71 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $473 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $22 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (1,001 listings) | $1,082 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $35 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $4 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
Is there a place close to Cancun such as Playa Del Carmen or Talum where I can stay for 1-3 months? Any recommendations? Or is that not a good place for a long term stay?
I love the beach there when I visited there, I thought it would be nice to be able to live by the beach and work for a little while.
The owner of Nest cowork couldn’t be nicer. Def check them out if you need to get some work done.
Playa del Carmen is convienent, but the whole coast there is a tourist hotspot; no real Mexican culture, just entertainment. I recommend heading into the interior. It’s cheaper and full of culture. We’re in Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende and San Cristobol are both equipped and beautiful locations.
Merida is great and still feels Mexican while having lots of expats.
I personally found Playa more expensive than the Med countries in Europe, so kind of defeated the purpose of being there!
Hi guys!
Know Mexico City?
We are here for 4 more nights. We want to get a good feel for how it would be to live here as nomads.
What neighborhoods should we check out? What cafés should we peep? What peeps should we meet?
Haha, thanks so much!
Just in case anyone stumbles across this later, I totally agree with Parque Espana as a fun place.
You can’t really go wrong staying anywhere along Tamaulipas. You can walk to a different restaurant for every meal for weeks on end. A lot of the places to stay here reflect that popularity which is good and bad. If you’re willing to pay above the market rate of surrounding areas you can almost always find a very nice place on Airbnb that’s available. If you have a lower budget then you’ll want to book pretty far in advance.
Roma Norte also has a great scene it’s worth checking out.
As far as good goes, do not pass up trying the tacos Por Siempre Vegana. Whether you’re vegan or not, these are some of the best tacos in Mexico City which means they’re among the best in the world!
If you’re feeling really adventurous, befriend a local and ask them to tell you about the Tepito neighborhood.
I went to CDMX for 1 month and ended up staying 2 and still didn’t feel like I scratched the surface. One of my favorite cities!
I will be traveling/working through Mexico with my dog February to April. My plan is to stay in Sayulita for about 2-4 weeks, then travel south along the cost.
Is there anyone who wants to share an airbnb apartment? I was thinking of renting a private villa, but because these are large and have multiple rooms, I was wondering if there are fellow nomads wanting to share? I’m open to other locations as well (Puerto Vallerta, Oaxaca, and everything in between these two locations.
I could be into this. I’ll be there March 24th. I’m looking for someone to split costs with.
I just landed as a n00b digital nomad in Mexico City, and I am wondering… Where are all the international digital nomads hiding around here? I have been to several coworking spaces (Selina etc.) only to find A LOT of local Mexican workers and businesses. Don’t get me wrong, that is all fine, but I was hoping to meet some international nomads! Any advice?
In general, expats and English speakers are more common around the us embassy (zona rosa, etc). Also Polanco. That’s my experience from my stays there for 2 months in the last two years
Hop into the Mexico City room on Slack. There are lots of us!
Somehow your link refers to booking. com 
That’s odd. Maybe it’s an ad interjected? The official slack chat is nomadlist.slack.c0m from there join up with the #mexico channel. Send me a PM under the same username
It depends a lot per area. Try hoodmaps.com/mexico-city and visit the more hip (yellow) international areas. Also try meetup.com and visit some tech meetups. Most nomads work in tech so you’ll probably find them there!
After Mexico City come to Medellin! Here you will meet many nomads-- There are always Coliving groups basing themselves here for a month at a time, all the time. Plus the coworking space at Selina is always filled with nomads.
I will for sure go to Medellin at some point in the near future! Can’t wait already 
Hi guys!
If you’ve been to Puerto Escondido, Mazunte, Zipolite, etc, please share your experience with the internet there.
What speeds did you get up/down? Where?
How solid and consistent was the connection?
How common are blackouts and loss of power?
Any other tips, favorite places to work, etc?
Which towns have decent internet?
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Thanks so much!
Looking for a basic budget for a frugal lifestyle in Puerto Vallarta. Eating mostly at home. Decent internet, housing with basics.
✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomad List members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too hot in the summer
❌ Very humid now
❌ Nomad List members really didn't like going here
❌ Not many members right now
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not great
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not family friendly
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| Rain | rainy 62mm | dry 21mm | dry 13mm | rainy 85mm | dry 27mm | dry 26mm | rainy 51mm | rainy 53mm | rainy 122mm | rainy 107mm | dry 45mm | dry 32mm |
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