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| ⭐️ Overall score | 239 reviews |
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| 👌 Safety | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| ❤️ Liked by members | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 😤 People density | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 🤚🏿🤚🏻 Racial tolerance | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Mexico |
| ⏱ Average trip time | 10 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 13 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 24°C 75°F + 😊 Comfy (91%) = feels 24°C 75°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 48 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 😐 70 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Telefonica |
| 💸 100 MXN in USD | USD 5.02 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MXN 10,000 = USD 502 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Nevermind |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | La Borra Del Cafe |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Hotel Riu Plaza |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 12% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,500,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita | $8,444 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🤨 busy: 13x13m (169m²) per person |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Linio |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Comparto Depa |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Volaris |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Aero Mexico |
| 🏥 Best hospital | San Javier Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,122 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $617 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,239 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $354 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $206 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $222 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $415 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $19 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (1,001 listings) | $757 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $25 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $4 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomad List members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomad List members have been
✅ 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
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Not many Nomad List members right now
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not that great
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 7222° mild | 7725° warm | 8228° warm | 8228° warm | 8429° warm | 8831° hot | 7725° warm | 8429° warm | 7725° warm | 7725° warm | 7524° warm | 7323° mild |
| Real | 7222° mild | 7725° warm | 8228° very warm | 8429° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8429° very warm | 7725° warm | 7926° warm | 7725° warm | 7725° warm | 7524° warm | 7323° mild |
| Humidity | nice 54% | nice 51% | nice 41% | nice 31% | too dry 29% | nice 60% | nice 84% | nice 85% | nice 82% | nice 79% | nice 74% | nice 57% |
| Rain | dry 31mm | dry 4mm | dry 3mm | dry 1mm | dry 3mm | rainy 154mm | rainy 211mm | rainy 181mm | rainy 173mm | rainy 129mm | rainy 91mm | dry 7mm |
| Cloud | pockets 28% | clear 7% | clear 4% | clear 6% | clear 8% | cloudy 58% | cloudy 67% | cloudy 62% | cloudy 58% | cloudy 60% | cloudy 56% | pockets 14% |
| Air quality | clean 0 US AQI | bad 115 US AQI | bad 115 US AQI | okay 99 US AQI | bad 109 US AQI | okay 67 US AQI | okay 86 US AQI | okay 70 US AQI | okay 69 US AQI | okay 68 US AQI | bad 106 US AQI | okay 70* US AQI |
| Sun | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 13 UVI | avoid sun 13 UVI | avoid sun 14 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 467 people | 429 people | 360 people | 280 people | 700 people | 350 people | 333 people | 300 people | 440 people | 400 people | 467 people | 280 people |
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 47° 117° 31° 88°🥵AQI 5✈️16min$1,762 / mo🌇 Also went here44 peopleI'm the one who left the review complaining about how people don't speak English 2-3 months ago. I think it's only fair to leave another review as I projected a pretty negative overall picture of the place. I came back a second time and boy, I'm glad I did. The language barrier didn't disappear, but I came with a different mindset and made efforts to learn some basic Spanish. Being able to explain how you want your coffee even makes a huge difference. Mexican people are kind and warm-hearted.
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 31° 88° 30° 86°🥵AQI 60✈️3h$4,532 / mo🌇 Also went here40 peopleI've been living in SF since 2014 and I have to say Cost of Living is misrepresented. It's a lot more expensive now (2020) than posted. 1-bdr in center is $3,500-$4,000 + $200-$300 for parking + $100-$200 for utilities. Almost impossible to find month-to-month rent, so this is for 1-year lease. Coffee for two + a pastry is easily $20. Dinner for two never less than $50, unless it's fast food (+20% tips are expected) and if you want actually something good it's at least $100 for two. Airbnb is $1
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌦 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°AQI 65✈️5h$1,140 / mo🌇 Also went here44 peopleI've lived in New York City - Brooklyn - for over 20 years. For visiting tourists, the best neighborhood to stay in is NOT Bushwick. Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Ft. Green or Brooklyn Heights is preferable. Plenty of good transportation in those areas - subway, buses or Uber. Easy access to beaches in Long Island and New Jersey. There's plenty to do in NYC. Great restaurants, Broadway plays (!), and in the summer you frequently can catch a free concert.
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 37✈️12h$4,913 / mo🌇 Also went here39 peopleEven if the city is kind of on the decline, it still is awesome. Perfect weather all year, amazing food, vibrant local & expat community.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 28° 82° 26° 79°AQI 22✈️13h$3,398 / mo🌇 Also went here52 peopleBerlin is overall a great city to be. Food is cheap and everywhere, easy to go out and have fun/meet for business. Rent has crept up but still far better value than where I came from. Internet: 36 EUR/month get me 450/40 mbps (cable -> DOCSIS 3.0) Public transport is 2.70 EUR/ticket. No woman I know has said they felt unsafe. Some really odd, xenophobic sounding comments on here. Biggest downsides IMO: service quality at restaurants - not that people are rude, but they don't seem to particular
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 67°AQI 23✈️13h$3,112 / mo🌇 Also went here41 peopleChiang Mai used to be N.1 for the digital nomad life. It is still great and you can find really cheap apartments (300-400$) and restaurants (2-3$ for a main). Wouldn't recommend staying there during the burning season. The best area is Nimman, but it's also the most expensive. You can stay in the old city that's very nice but that gets noisy during the weekend for the night markets. Last but not least, very safe city. All in all would go back in a heartbeat.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 39° 102° 30° 85°🥵AQI 17✈️20h$1,039 / mo🌇 Also went here39 peopleDon't believe the prices on here for an apartment. 686 usd/month refers to an apartment in a high class condo, right in the city centre and seconds away from the BTS(train station). Just remember this, people working at supermarkets make 2 usd/per hour. If you want to live like a local, then you can save a lot of money. If you don't mind a 5-10 minute walk from the BTS, then you can easily get a one bedroom apartment for 300 USD per month, in a high class condo, plus with free golf cart ser
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 38° 100° 31° 88°🥵AQI 34✈️21h$1,344 / mo🌇 Also went here45 people
