Looking for a basic budget for a frugal lifestyle in Puerto Vallarta. Eating mostly at home. Decent internet, housing with basics.
⭐️ Overall Score | 3.53/5 (Rank #100) |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 😙 Affordable: $1,680 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 23Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🌞 Perfect: 26°C78°F (feels 27°C81°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 62% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 😐 Moderate: 80 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
🎓 Education level | Mediocre |
💰 Income level | Very Low: $8,444/y |
❤️ Liked by members | 👍5 likes vs. 👎1 dislikes |
🙊 English speaking | Okay |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety | Okay |
🏥 Healthcare | Okay |
😄 Happiness | Good |
🍸 Nightlife | Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Okay |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech | Bad |
🤚🏿🤚🏻 Racial tolerance | Okay |
👩 Female friendly | Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Great |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Region | Latin America |
🚩 Country | Mexico |
⏱ Average trip duration | 22 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 23 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 26°C 78°F + 😊 Comfy (62%) = feels 27°C 81°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 😐 80 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app (in country) | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | Telcel |
💸 100 MXN in USD | USD 4.79 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MXN 10,000 = USD 479 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 14% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 200,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per Capita | $8,444 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Linio |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Volaris |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Aeromexico |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,680 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,201 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,171 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $335 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $264 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $134 / month |
🏨 Hotel | $906 / month |
🏨 Hotel | $42 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (569 listings) | $3,347 / month |
🏠 Airbnb | $110 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $2 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
☕️ Coffee | $1 |
Looking for a basic budget for a frugal lifestyle in Puerto Vallarta. Eating mostly at home. Decent internet, housing with basics.
I’m going to travel to Mexico by the end of february and i would like to know which place do you recommend to stay at for a month or so. Which one would fit better for a digital nomad? Pros and Cons for each place are welcomed
thanks!
FYI, we’ve got a coworking space in Sayulita now with fiber internet sayulitacowork.com
That’s nice but i was referring more to options to stay in. I have heard that sayulita is pretty small so there are not to many options for housing…
thanks for the tip though
That’s good to know because I had a terrible time with internet speed when I was there.
I have heard of sayulita but i have decided to go to playa del carmen this time. I need more “infrastructure” this time . Maybe i can travel from cancun to PV…
Dia De Los Muertos was nice there… The stage in the plaza, the school kids doing their performances… But it wasn’t that ‘different’ if you will.
With that said, late Oct and early Nov is indeed a great time to be there… Before the snow birds show up.
Honestly, Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe festival was truly beautiful and very different compared to anything I was used to…
All depends on what you are looking for… But that has been said.
I was outside of PV for most of 2014 in a sweet pueblo named Sayulita. About a 45 min drive from the PV airport and it is a little surf town of maybe 5,000 people.
Great restaurants, great people, super-sweet place. Can be tough finding a place since it is so small, but they are around.
I showed up the week before Semana Santa and LOVED IT! Ya, the town explodes, the beach and restaurants get crowded, the locals are BORRACHO but WTF… not my culture, not my tradition, definitely not my place to judge.
It was beautiful… Confusing for holy week, for sure… But that’s how they roll and I am a guest in their country. And I’m happy to be in MX this year for Semana Santa again. Cultura Fuerte!
I’m heading to PDC in a few weeks myself to check out that part of the country… Mexico is SOOOOOO diverse… I love it. There seems to be so many places to explore, some cheap, some expensive, some well known, some not known, some big, some small… And they give long duration visas!
Vaya con dios, amigo!
Yeah, Sayulita…a magical place, I almost didn’t leave…glad I wasn’t there for Semana Santa though…their independence day was crazy enough for me! IMHO, the best time to stay is during Dia de Muertos…the Day of the Dead festival.
I’ve been cycle touring around Mexico for about nine months and visited 13 states and the Federal District. I just got back from Quintana Roo and did not like it at all. The entire coast is very built up and extremely touristy. Everything is insanely expensive by Mexican standards and compared to every place I’ve been, the locals were much less friendly and more scammy. Even Tulum, which is much more local and chilled out is overflowing with gringo backpackers. The one benefit I found was being able to get great food you can’t find in much of Mexico (I love Mexican food, but it’s nice to have some variety). We ate bomb-ass Thai food in Tulum. Most of the beaches (supposed to be public in Mexico) have been closed off by giant resorts. We camped on one of the few remaining “locals” beaches and that was still very overpriced and filled with tourists. I don’t want to get down on QR too much because I know a lot of people live there are adore the place. There is a lot of beauty and I’m sure if you have your life set up there, it’s a great place. I just found it to be the least authentic and most expensive place I’ve been in Mexico by far. It’s just not my bag.
PV is also touristy, as are some of the spots around it, but there are tons of great places to get away from it all there. I found the locals to be much friendlier and I didn’t feel like I was constantly being pushed into the gringo holes. Another big sell for me is the amazing topography of the area. If you’re into hiking at all, PV is the way to go. The Yucatan Peninsula is mostly completely flat whereas you will be hard pressed to find much more than a village-worth of flat land around PV. The mountains plunge right into the sea.
One benefit of Playa del Carmen is that you are near the Cancun airport, which can take you all over the world at some of the best prices and is one of the few hubs south of the USA from which you can get direct flights to much of the Caribbean. PV is definitely a secondary or even tertiary international airport. You’ll also very close to Belize if you decide to stay much longer than intended and need to do a visa run, or just want to swing by another country.
PV has sunsets, Playa has sunrises.
PV has big waves and great surfing around, Playa has bathtub beaches and good snorkeling in the area.
Playa has cenotes and crazy ruins, PV has the mountains I was talking about.
BTW, try to avoid showing up on the beach around Semana Santa (the week of Easter). That’s when just about every Mexican heads to the beach to get hammered. It’s like the US spring break, but for the whole family. You will NOT be able to find a place to stay without paying through the nose and anywhere on the coast will be extremely packed and crazy noisy. If you luck out and get a rental that includes that week, head inland and AirBnB that shit for a handsome profit. Actually, Semana Santa is a week or two before or after the US spring break, so that whole month should be avoided, especially if you choose Playa.
Sounds like you want to do the beach, but for anyone else looking for a different experience in Mexico, the south-central region of the country is amazing. San Cristóbal de las Casas is one of my favorite cities in that part of the world. It’s in the mountains (7,000 ft/2100 m elevation), mild days and cools nights, near beautiful natural scenery (waterfalls, canyons, mountains, etc.), incredibly cheap, clean, safe, amazing food — I loved it. Going back there this year sometime.
Oaxaca is also a fan favorite and just a bit north.
Have fun wherever you wind up!
Hey! I’ll be heading to Oaxaca and San Cristobal this November. Any tips, recommendation ect … Super stoked on heading to this part of Mexico, IMO playa is overrated.
hello oskar. I own a coworking space in Playa del Carmen Mexico. I would be more than happy to help you out during your trip. If you happen to come to PDC I could show you around and point you to the right direction.
Playa del Carmen is a bit more active and touristy than puerto vallarta, but way calmer than Cancun.
I think it might depend on what you are looking for.
You will find more expats and tourists in Playa (and everything that comes with that).
So if you want a bit of tranquility, Perhaps Puerto Vallarta might be a good option.
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!
I am planning to travel to Mexico City next weekend and stay for 7-10 days there. I wonder if cafes, stores and other places like these work? And if cafes work, do they work as usual or only for take away&delivery? Will be very thankful if someone can help here.
Hi, i live in mexico city and it is very normal. Some stores/restaurants close earlier, some limit the amount of people, but for what i can see, most of the places keep working as usual.
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'm also interested. I'll be in PV Nov-Dec this year and Playa del Carmen in Dec - Feb 2021.
This post is quite old but I would be interested as well
Going in Cancun/Playa del Carmen for 3 months starting January 5th !
I could be into this. I’ll be there March 24th. I’m looking for someone to split costs with.
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!
Try Condesa near Parque Espana, which seems to be the most fun area to stay in right now
After being told it's unworkable in Puerto Escondido, looking for alternatives :)
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality usually
✅ Nomad List members liked going here
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✅ 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
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not much to do
❌ Not many members right now
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not that great
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
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⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety badTap to open🌥 Feels 31° 88° 28° 82°AQI 63✈️3h$1,369 / mo🌇 Also went here58 people×Nothing does a better job of explaining LA’s beautiful diversity and different neighborhoods than the documentary about the late Jonathan Gold, our city’s greatest amabassador and the only food critic to ever win a Pulitzer Prize. It is called, “City of Gold” and if you want to know LA, just watch this film. Trailer link: https://youtu.be/DmKTRDfz1zM
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety very badTap to open☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 71°AQI 53✈️3h$4,488 / mo🌇 Also went here56 people×I'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
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun bad👮 Safety very badTap to open☀️ Feels 17° 63° 16° 61°AQI 30✈️3h$5,611 / mo🌇 Also went here55 people×Seattle is a great city, especially if you like nature, there are plenty of outdoor activities to do all year round. People are generally open-minded and friendly. The cost of living is high but it allows you to be able to afford other places on earth easily if you can find a job here. You can also find plenty of good restaurants and arts around in the city. I recommend to stay at least 3-6 months to get the feel of living a PNW life.
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety very badTap to open🌤 Feels 8° 46° 9° 48°AQI 25✈️4h$3,786 / mo🌇 Also went here42 people×Having spent a total of two weeks in London on two separate occasions and having lived in NYC for two years, both are among my favorite cities in the world. Londoners are quite internationally and ethnically diverse, and seemingly better educated and more intellectual than New Yorkers in aggregate. The city very clean with a stunning mix of modern and historic architecture, and arguably has Europe's best public transit in terms of signage, availability, cleanliness and general efficiency. Meanw
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety very badTap to open🌧 Feels 5° 41° 6° 43°AQI 25✈️5h$4,782 / mo🌇 Also went here52 people×London is a SO beautiful city. The historical center is cute, but also majestic and luxurious. You feel the culture at every step. British people are really kind and welcoming! Plus, more than just one, you can enjoy TWO skylines 😍 so many skyscrapers, nothing beats its collection in Europe.
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 9° 48° 10° 50°AQI 68✈️12h$4,226 / mo🌇 Also went here60 people×I lived in Amsterdam for three years in three different apartments in the center. The place is very noisy and during the lockdown it became painfully obvious that the dutch in general don't really care about whether they bother their neighbors or not. After reading expat Facebook groups, it seems I'm not alone with this opinion. The city is gorgeous, but to be frank, I'm not eager to live there again.
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 6° 43° 7° 45°AQI 47✈️13h$4,542 / mo🌇 Also went here48 people×Super fun and beautiful city. I find Parisians are actually very patient and warm if you at least attempt to speak French; in my experience, most people who complain that they're rude are the ones making zero effort to speak the language. Expensive though and not very easy to meet other nomads.
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open☀️ Feels 9° 48° 10° 50°AQI 49✈️13h$4,089 / mo🌇 Also went here39 people×During winter is quite safe plus much cheaper. Some nightclubs are free and yet there is still a lot of people. Great por lgbtq+ community.
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°AQI 46✈️13h$2,930 / mo🌇 Also went here67 people×Berlin 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
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 5° 41° 6° 43°AQI 36✈️13h$3,023 / mo🌇 Also went here49 people×Chiang Mai used to be N.1 for the digital nomad life. It is still great and you can find really cheap apartments (300-400$) 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.
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to open☀️ Feels 31° 88° 32° 89°🥵AQI 172😷✈️20h$1,102 / mo🌇 Also went here41 people×Don'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
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 38° 100° 32° 90°🥵AQI 111😷✈️20h$1,457 / mo🌇 Also went here50 people×They say you get what you pay for. After having traveled the previous 4 months in India, Cambodia, VietNam, Myanmar and Thailand, Singapore was so easy! The subway system is a marvel, streets signs were easy to read, everyone speaks English (that just makes it easy for me as an English speaker) it is safe, clean, and parks are gorgeous. I was there as COVID 19 was breaking out fairly fast and that put a damper on my time but I was so happy to be there anyway and plan to go back. For digital
⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay📡 Internet 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 37° 99° 30° 86°🥵AQI 66✈️21h$2,819 / mo🌇 Also went here42 people×
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