Composite profile
Overall score
75/100
Mexico City is most useful for users comparing affordability, cultural depth, and service density against air-quality and seismic exposure.
Overall75/100
Affordability78/100
Air quality58/100
Energy70/100
Mexico / Latin America
Mexico City, Mexico City Intelligence
Mexico City is a culturally vibrant Latin American capital known for deep creative and culinary traditions, dense daily life, and active work on air quality and water resilience. Mexico City is a latin america city of about 22.0M metro in Mexico. On the composite city-intelligence score, Mexico City sits around the indexed median (75/100).
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Population
- 22.0M metro
Image credit: Image: Gobierno CDMX / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Overall city intelligence
Good75/100
Strong affordability and cultural depth with air-quality and water-resource pressure to manage.
Cultural depth
Very high
Creative, culinary, and academic ecosystems shape daily life.
Affordability profile
Favorable
Cost-of-living levels are comparatively favorable for a major capital.
Mexico City data table
The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 75/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 78/100 | Mexico City offers favorable affordability for a major capital, with strong food and transit cost stability supporting daily life. |
| Air Quality | 58/100 | Mexico City's air-quality profile is shaped by particulate, ozone, and altitude factors, with long-running policy attention and steady improvement. |
| Energy | 70/100 | Mexico City has solid grid reliability with growing renewable capacity at the national level and active work on building efficiency. |
| Safety | 64/100 | Mexico City has mid-tier safety with strong neighborhood variation; resident experience differs widely across districts and time of day. |
| Internet Speed | 78/100 | Mexico City has solid fiber broadband and improving mobile coverage, supporting a growing remote-work and creative-industry presence. |
| Climate Risk | 62/100 | Mexico City faces meaningful climate exposure centered on water scarcity, subsidence, and rising heat, balanced by long-running adaptation programs. |
| Resilience | 70/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Safety
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Safety
Overall safety43/100
Low crime43/100
Personal safety45/100
Night safety35/100
Road safety48/100
Mexico City scores below average for safety in our index (43/100); research neighborhoods and take standard precautions.
Quality of Life
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Quality of Life
Quality of life57/100
Healthcare62/100
Education68/100
Green space42/100
Cleanliness48/100
Infrastructure66/100
Mobility64/100
Mexico City has a moderate quality-of-life estimate (57/100) across our combined indicators.
Family Friendliness
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Family Friendliness
Family friendliness54/100
Education68/100
Green space42/100
Overall safety43/100
Mexico City scores modest for family living (54/100).
Digital Nomad Suitability
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Digital nomad suitability67/100
Walkability81/100
Cycling58/100
Infrastructure66/100
Mexico City is moderate for remote workers (67/100), based on connectivity, affordability and walkability and day-to-day amenities.
Retirement Suitability
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Retirement Suitability
Retirement suitability58/100
Healthcare62/100
Cleanliness48/100
Outdoor lifestyle25/100
Mexico City is moderate for retirement (58/100), appealing for affordability and a comfortable climate.
Emergency and public safety in Mexico City
Local public safety guidance for Mexico City, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Mexico City, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Mexico emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare and hospitals in Mexico City
Healthcare context for Mexico City, with national-level information from Mexico where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Mexico City, see the Mexico healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Transport and mobility in Mexico City
Local mobility context for Mexico City, with national-level context from Mexico where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Mexico City, see the Mexico transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Air quality dataset
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Mexico City. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Air quality dataset for Mexico City
Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025
Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location
Source-attributed values for Mexico City will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Data provenance
Source attributionGlobal City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailable- Publisher
- Global City Intelligence
- Last verified
- 2026-05-16
The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Methodology and context
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
- Scoring methodology — how indicators across the platform are constructed.
- Data sources registry — the official sources cited by verified datasets.
- Open the Mexico City air-quality module
- Browse the clean-air city collection
Quick answers
Quick, evidence-based answers about Mexico City drawn from this profile's indexed cost, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data. Figures are deterministic estimates for orientation — verify specifics with official sources.
Quick answers about Mexico City
Is Mexico City worth visiting?
Yes — good quality of life (57/100) and a tourism economy economy.
Is Mexico City good for families?
Good (54/100) on safety, schools and green space.
Is Mexico City affordable?
More affordable than average; about MX$14,900/month for one person (estimate).
When is the best time to visit Mexico City?
Late spring to early autumn; warmest in Jul, coldest in Jan.
What are Mexico City's main industries?
Mainly tourism, manufacturing, hospitality.
What is the climate in Mexico City?
A semi-arid climate, averaging about 26.0°C.
Does Mexico City have universities?
Higher education is strong (68/100).
What is healthcare like in Mexico City?
Healthcare access is good (61/100).
Is Mexico City good for retirement?
Retirement suitability is good (62/100).
What nature is near Mexico City?
No major nature destinations are indexed within day-trip range.
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Mexico City intent guides
Practical intent-focused guides available for Mexico City. Each guide is a comparison-oriented view, not an official ranking.
Mexico City for Remote work
Mexico City supports Latin-American remote-work comparison through structured cost and connectivity context, with transparent fallback states where verified local data is unavailable.
Explore Mexico City modules
City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.
Cost of Living in Mexico City
Mexico City offers favorable affordability for a major capital, with strong food and transit cost stability supporting daily life.
Air Quality in Mexico City
Mexico City's air-quality profile is shaped by particulate, ozone, and altitude factors, with long-running policy attention and steady improvement.
Energy in Mexico City
Mexico City has solid grid reliability with growing renewable capacity at the national level and active work on building efficiency.
Safety in Mexico City
Mexico City has mid-tier safety with strong neighborhood variation; resident experience differs widely across districts and time of day.
Internet Speed in Mexico City
Mexico City has solid fiber broadband and improving mobile coverage, supporting a growing remote-work and creative-industry presence.
Climate Risk in Mexico City
Mexico City faces meaningful climate exposure centered on water scarcity, subsidence, and rising heat, balanced by long-running adaptation programs.
City rankings
Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.
Cost of living in Mexico City
Cost of living estimates for Mexico City — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate in Mexico City
Climate profile for Mexico City — Semi-Arid climate, annual average 26°C, comfort score 72/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs in Mexico City
Economy and jobs profile for Mexico City — tourism economy, economy score 62/100, key industries including tourism, manufacturing, hospitality. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Universities and education in Mexico City
Education profile for Mexico City — regional education center, education score 68/100, 7 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement in Mexico City
Healthcare and retirement profile for Mexico City — regional healthcare center, healthcare score 61/100, retirement score 62/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Estimate a monthly budget for Mexico City
Estimate a monthly budget for Mexico City using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Mexico City
Plan a trip budget for Mexico City using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Nearby cities from Mexico City
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Mexico City. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
Guadalajara, Mexico
Same region · about 463 km from Mexico City. Explore Guadalajara's city intelligence profile.
Monterrey, Mexico
Same region · about 714 km from Mexico City. Explore Monterrey's city intelligence profile.
Brownsville, United States
Cross-border · about 751 km from Mexico City. Explore Brownsville's city intelligence profile.
McAllen, United States
Cross-border · about 769 km from Mexico City. Explore McAllen's city intelligence profile.
Corpus Christi, United States
Cross-border · about 949 km from Mexico City. Explore Corpus Christi's city intelligence profile.
Mexico City FAQ
Common questions about living in, visiting, working in, studying in and retiring to Mexico City, answered from the indexed cost-of-living, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data on this profile.
Frequently asked questions about Mexico City
Is Mexico City worth visiting?
Mexico City has a moderate quality-of-life estimate (57/100) across our combined indicators. Visitors can also reach nature such as nearby parks and countryside within weekend range.
What is it like to live in Mexico City?
Mexico City has a moderate quality-of-life estimate (57/100) across our combined indicators. It indexes 57/100 for overall quality of life.
How much does it cost to live in Mexico City?
A single resident of Mexico City spends roughly MX$14,900 per month, with a one-bedroom rent near MX$7,900. Overall the city is more affordable than average for Mexico. These are modelled estimates, not live quotes — verify locally.
What should I know about moving to Mexico City?
Plan for below-average living costs and check current rents before relocating. Mexico City is moderate for remote workers (67/100), based on connectivity, affordability and walkability and day-to-day amenities.
What is the job market like in Mexico City?
Mexico City's labour market is moderate, with opportunities concentrated in tourism and hospitality, manufacturing and finance and professional services. Mexico City has a tourism-driven economy with strengths in tourism, manufacturing and hospitality.
Is Mexico City good for digital nomads and remote work?
Mexico City offers solid infrastructure and amenities for remote professionals, with a remote-work score of 59/100.
What are the education options in Mexico City?
Mexico City is a regional education center with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Computer Science, Social Sciences and Economics.
Is Mexico City a good place to study?
Mexico City offers a strong student environment, supported by walkable neighborhoods and relatively affordable living.
What is healthcare like in Mexico City?
Mexico City has a regional healthcare center, supported by hospitals, specialist services, and public-health infrastructure, with a healthcare score of 61/100. Residents have solid access to healthcare across primary, specialist, and emergency care.
Is Mexico City a good place to retire?
Mexico City offers a combination of healthcare access, safety, and amenities that may appeal to retirees, with a retirement score of 62/100. Residents benefit from walkable streets and day-to-day services.
What is the climate like in Mexico City?
Mexico City has a semi-arid climate, averaging about 26.0°C annually with roughly 702 mm of rain. The hottest month is Jul and the coldest Jan. The driest is typically Jan.
Is Mexico City a safe place to live?
Mexico City scores below average for safety in our index (43/100); research neighborhoods and take standard precautions.
How easy is it to get around Mexico City?
Mexico City indexes a walkability score of 81 and a cycling score of 58 out of 100. Check the local operator for live transit routes and fares.
What nature and outdoor places are near Mexico City?
Mexico City has limited indexed nature destinations within day-trip range.
Is Mexico City good for families?
Mexico City scores modest for family living (54/100).
What outdoor activities are there around Mexico City?
Mexico City rates 25/100 for outdoor lifestyle and 42/100 for green space.
Interpretation
Mexico City is most useful for users comparing affordability, cultural depth, and service density against air-quality and seismic exposure. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (78/100) and internet speed (78/100). The area most worth watching is air quality (58/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the Mexico country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Mexico City appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- World Health Organization: WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines
Used to normalize air-quality indicators toward health-protective benchmarks.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.