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!
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| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
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| 🌍 Region | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Mexico |
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 17 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 16 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 31°C 87°F + Humid (79%) = feels 40°C 104°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 30 US AQI 🍃 good |
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app (in country) | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Telcel |
| 💸 100 MXN in USD | USD 4.45 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MXN 10,000 = USD 445 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Cielito Querido Café |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Sayulita CoWork |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 11% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 5,000 people |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Linio |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | VivaNuncios |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | InterJet |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | InterJet |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Punta Mita Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,143 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,386 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,965 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $562 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $490 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $47 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $1,696 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $79 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (359 listings) | $2,722 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $89 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $7 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
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.
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ 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
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
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| Humidity | nice 71% | nice 72% | nice 70% | nice 72% | sweaty 72% | sweaty 77% | sweaty 75% | sweaty 77% | sweaty 76% | sweaty 79% | sweaty 75% | sweaty 74% |
| Rain | dry 6mm | dry 2mm | dry 1mm | dry 1mm | dry 3mm | dry 17mm | rainy 99mm | rainy 120mm | rainy 163mm | rainy 154mm | dry 21mm | dry 5mm |
| Cloud | pockets 32% | pockets 18% | clear 7% | pockets 33% | pockets 21% | pockets 47% | cloudy 62% | cloudy 70% | cloudy 69% | cloudy 64% | pockets 48% | pockets 23% |
| Sun | sunburn 7 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | sunscreen 6 UVI |
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