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!
Homepage⚙️ Settings🌗 Toggle dark mode ❤️ Your saved places🏜 Explore🏡 Cities🇳🇱 Countries🌏 Continents🎫 Community🍸 Meetups👋 Dating💬 Chat 🗯 Forum💁 FAQ New🔓 Open Startup📸 Vote on photos🔮 Show random place💸 FIRE calculator🔌 Bali sea cable status🌴 Canggu shortcut cam🌤 Climate finder📊 Fastest growing New🏡 Real estate overseas⛄️ Escape the winter🦠 COVID-19 data📣 Advertise👩💻 Remote jobs✈️ Airlines New🗺 Neighborhoods🏝 Coworkations🏬 Coworking spaces
| ⭐️ Overall Score | 212 reviews |
| 🎒 Nomad Score™ | |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🎓 Education level | |
| 🙊 English speaking | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ Peace | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety | |
| 🏥 Healthcare | |
| 😄 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 |
| 🌍 Region | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Mexico |
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 3 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 10 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 20°C 67°F + Humid (86%) = feels 20°C 68°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 😐 98 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 😐 93 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app (in country) | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Telcel |
| 💸 100 MXN in USD | USD 4.43 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MXN 10,000 = USD 443 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Zaranda Cafe |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,500,000 people |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Linio |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | VivaNuncios |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | InterJet |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Aero Mexico |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,126 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $684 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,435 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $410 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $244 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $66 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $715 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $34 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (16 listings) | $920 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $30 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $4 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $2 |
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?
0voters
Thanks so much!
Looking for a basic budget for a frugal lifestyle in Puerto Vallarta. Eating mostly at home. Decent internet, housing with basics.
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ 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
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very humid now
❌ Nomad List members really didn't like going here
❌ Not many members go here
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not 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 | 6418° cool | 7021° mild | 7222° mild | 7021° mild | 7222° mild | 7021° mild | 6619° mild | 6820° mild | 6820° mild | 6820° mild | 6820° mild | 6820° mild |
| Real | 6418° cool | 6921° mild | 7222° mild | 7021° mild | 7222° mild | 6820° mild | 6418° cool | 6619° mild | 6619° mild | 6619° mild | 6619° mild | 6619° mild |
| Humidity | nice 65% | nice 52% | nice 55% | nice 53% | nice 64% | nice 91% | nice 86% | nice 84% | nice 87% | nice 86% | nice 77% | nice 59% |
| Rain | dry 22mm | dry 22mm | dry 44mm | rainy 56mm | rainy 132mm | rainy 286mm | rainy 214mm | rainy 152mm | rainy 147mm | rainy 135mm | rainy 59mm | dry 9mm |
| Cloud | pockets 43% | pockets 16% | pockets 24% | pockets 31% | cloudy 50% | cloudy 84% | cloudy 74% | cloudy 70% | cloudy 77% | cloudy 83% | cloudy 58% | pockets 21% |
| Air quality | clean 0 US AQI | okay 93 US AQI | okay 93 US AQI | okay 93 US AQI | okay 93 US AQI | okay 93 US AQI | okay 93 US AQI | okay 93 US AQI | okay 93 US AQI | okay 93* US AQI | okay 93* US AQI | okay 117 US AQI |
| Sun | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 13 UVI | avoid sun 14 UVI | avoid sun 13 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI |
| Nomad List members | 1 people | 1 people | 1 people | 1 people | 1 people | 0 people | 0 people | 1 people | 1 people | 1 people | 2 people | 1 people |
Based on Puebla's cost of living, here's selected remote jobs that would cover your costs:
Mexico City is perfectly safe. I've lived in areas like Doctores and Guerrero and never had an issue
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°AQI 87😷✈️10min$1,260 / mo18MbpsOaxaca is a city of arts, in its style, vibe and people it attracts. It has a wonderfully peaceful a
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 82😷✈️23min$1,037 / mo15MbpsQueretaro is great. Much dryer than I expected. Very safe (I disagree with the score). Need some Spa
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 29° 84° 27° 80°AQI 20✈️24min$969 / mo10MbpsI live in San Miguel de Allende, and have for about 10 months. I've found it very family-friendly, w
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 28° 82° 26° 78°AQI 61✈️28min$1,338 / mo11MbpsGuanajuato is not LGBTQ unfriendly except for rural areas few nomads would be interested in going to
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 27° 81° 26° 78°AQI 59✈️32min$1,198 / mo14MbpsSpent one month living and discovering Guad and area. Walked, bussed and Uber when necessary. NEVER
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 29° 84° 26° 79°🥵AQI 29✈️47min$1,028 / mo13MbpsMexico City is perfectly safe. I've lived in areas like Doctores and Guerrero and never had an issue
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°AQI 87😷✈️10min$1,260 / mo18MbpsOaxaca is a city of arts, in its style, vibe and people it attracts. It has a wonderfully peaceful a
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 82😷✈️23min$1,037 / mo15MbpsNot a great place to live for diversity. It may seem diverse but when you actually live there, it’
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 48° 118° 36° 97°🥵AQI 41✈️2h$3,334 / mo70MbpsGuanajuato is not LGBTQ unfriendly except for rural areas few nomads would be interested in going to
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 27° 81° 26° 78°AQI 59✈️32min$1,198 / mo14MbpsI lived in Rio de Janeiro for 6 months and it's my favourite city in the world. I fell in love with
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°AQI 21✈️10h$1,358 / mo11MbpsAntigua is a fun, historic and compact city with enough international visitors to make it comfortabl
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 22° 72° 22° 71°AQI 76😷✈️1h$1,204 / mo3MbpsI really enjoyed staying in Madrid. Reasonable coast of life, plenty of things to see/do and deliiii
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 29° 84° 30° 86°🥵AQI 34✈️12h$2,776 / mo31MbpsMexico City is perfectly safe. I've lived in areas like Doctores and Guerrero and never had an issue
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°AQI 87😷✈️10min$1,260 / mo🌇 Also went here18 peopleOaxaca is a city of arts, in its style, vibe and people it attracts. It has a wonderfully peaceful a
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 82😷✈️23min$1,037 / mo🌇 Also went here9 peopleNothing does a better job of explaining LA’s beautiful diversity and different neighborhoods than
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 50✈️3h$4,400 / mo🌇 Also went here8 peopleWe loved Medellin! Poblado is a magical enclave, unlike most of Medellin. Amazing restaurants, lots
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 55✈️4h$1,010 / mo🌇 Also went here8 peopleHaving spent a total of two weeks in London on two separate occasions and having lived in NYC for tw
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 30° 86° 28° 82°AQI 5✈️4h$4,822 / mo🌇 Also went here7 peopleBeen living here in Buenos Aires for almost three years. Right now, it's (relatively) cheap. I mean,
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 10° 50° 10° 51°AQI 68✈️10h$923 / mo🌇 Also went here7 peopleI lived in Rio de Janeiro for 6 months and it's my favourite city in the world. I fell in love with
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°AQI 21✈️10h$1,358 / mo🌇 Also went here7 peopleI have been living in London for over 2 years as a student. It's ridiculously expensive. However, th
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 67°AQI 38✈️12h$3,863 / mo🌇 Also went here8 peopleSuper fun and beautiful city. I find Parisians are actually very patient and warm if you at least at
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73°AQI 25✈️12h$3,682 / mo🌇 Also went here7 peopleDuring winter is quite safe plus much cheaper. Some nightclubs are free and yet there is still a lot
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 29° 84° 27° 80°AQI 43✈️13h$2,872 / mo🌇 Also went here10 peopleI stayed here for a month in July last year. There's lots of cool aspects to the city but I hated it
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°AQI 24✈️14h$1,451 / mo🌇 Also went here7 peopleI spent one year in Istanbul and it's absolutely amazing. The city is really safe, I went back home
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 11✈️15h$1,299 / mo🌇 Also went here7 peopleChiang Mai used to be N.1 for the digital nomad life. It is still great and you can find really chea
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 38° 100° 30° 87°🥵AQI 19✈️21h$1,057 / mo🌇 Also went here6 people
Nomad List ®Monthly: $9.99/month
7-day guarantee. Cancel anytime
Annual: $19.99/year
Save 83% vs monthly. 7-day guarantee. Cancel anytime
One-time-payment: $29.99 once 50% off
Billed once. 7-day guarantee.
Monthly: $29.99/month
7-day guarantee. Cancel anytime
Yearly: $79/year
Save 78% vs monthly. 7-day guarantee. Cancel anytime
One-time-payment: $99 once 50% off
Billed once. 7-day guarantee.
Already a member? Log in. Questions? See the FAQ. Why isn't Nomad List free? By signing up, you agree to our TOS and privacy policy.
as seen on
Nomad List💖 Thanks for signing up!
📬 First, please go to your email and click the confirm link first to verify your email address (check your spam folder if you can't find it).
💌 After you confirm your email we'll send you an email with more info.
👩💻 You can already start using most of the Nomad List member-only features now
💭 If you have any feedback, please write it in the Feedback box in the bottom right of every page
