⭐️ Total score |
1.92/5 (Rank #1245)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Bad |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $2,680 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 14 Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 39°C102°F (feels 48°C118°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 43%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 16%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 35 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Bad
|
👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Very bad
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
|
💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$704 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Okay |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Latin America |
🚩 Country | Mexico |
🗓️ Average trip length | 11 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 14 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 39°C 102°F + 😊 Comfy (43%) = feels 48°C 118°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 36 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 100 MXN in USD | USD 5.38 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MXN 10,000 = USD 538 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
💻 Best coworking space | Golden Coworking |
☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 690,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $8,444 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
🏞 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 | Aero Mexico |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,680 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,314 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,924 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $550 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,104 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,334 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $305 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $96,805 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $99 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $77 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $257 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $9 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $6,131 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $3 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ 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
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Expensive
❌ Not safe at all
❌ Not much to do
❌ Extremely hot in the summer
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 17°C / 63°F cool | 20°C / 68°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 25°C / 77°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 34°C / 93°F hot | 42°C / 108°F scorching | 40°C / 104°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 26°C / 79°F warm | 19°C / 66°F mild | 17°C / 63°F cool |
Real (median) |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
31°C / 87°F
hot |
36°C / 97°F
hot |
38°C / 100°F
hot |
37°C / 98°F
hot |
35°C / 94°F
hot |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
17°C / 62°F
cool |
Humidity |
nice 35% |
too dry 26% |
nice 32% |
too dry 16% |
too dry 23% |
too dry 18% |
nice 36% |
nice 37% |
nice 34% |
too dry 23% |
too dry 23% |
nice 41% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
dry 10mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 6mm |
Cloud |
clear 8% |
clear 4% |
clear 4% |
clear 4% |
clear 1% |
clear 3% |
clear 9% |
clear 2% |
clear 2% |
clear 6% |
clear 4% |
pockets 12% |
Air quality |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
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