Most remote workers orbit four bases. Climate, prices, and “noise” differ more than “just another barrio.”
Comparison
- CDMX (Mexico City)mega-city, culture, coworkings, altitude ~2,240 m, winter pollution
- Playa del CarmenCaribbean, beach-nomad, tourist pricing, hurricanes
- MéridaYucatán, heat, calmer, growing community
- Oaxacafood and culture, slower pace, earthquakes
How to choose
- US East clients / coworkings / museums → CDMX
- Beach + short flights from EU/US → Playa / Cancún zone
- Heat without beach hype → Mérida
- Food, Spanish, slower → Oaxaca
Country-wide: housing, scams, transport, why Mexico.