Nomad List| 🏆 Nomad Score™ | 196 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Latin America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚩 Country | Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 15 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 15 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛅️ Weather | 🌧 25°C 78°F + 💦 Humid (81%) + 💨 4km/h = Feels like 27°C 81°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 34 µg/m3 equal to 🚬 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚕 Best taxi app | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | TelCel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 100 MXN in USD | USD 5.16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: MXN 10,000 | USD 516 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 Tipping | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💻 Best coworking space | SmartSpace | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Geek&Coffee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | El Cafe de la Mancha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Hotel Aqui es Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, contaminated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♻️ Return rate | 0% of nomads return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 72,000 people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Linio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Comparto Depa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | InterJet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Aero Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏥 Best hospital | LA Health | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| no-beachwarm nowwarmhotclean airgood air qualityfast internethigh humiditymany womenfriendly people | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $1,553 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,187 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,950 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $557 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $516 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $88 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $994 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $47 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (337 listings) | $2,483 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $81 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $3 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61°AQI 14✈️12.910154624327$3,023 / mo🌇 Also went here7 people✅ Affordable to live
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ LGBT friendly
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very humid now
❌ Not many nomads go here
❌ Hospitals are pretty bad
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
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