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Oaxaca
Food, craft and colour at a slower pace
A UNESCO colonial town famous for its food and mezcal, cheaper and calmer than the capital, on the same timezone.
Best monthsNov to MarNovember to March
Budget$855 to $1,710/mototal/mo · housing incl.
Internet40 Mbpsdecent
Coworking8 notable spacesCall-friendly rooms
Golden window: November to March
Best months: November to March
Through the year
- Nov to Apr · Dry season. Warm, sunny days and mild nights.
- May to Oct · Rainy season. Green hills and short afternoon storms.
Workday compatibility
Where a standard 9-to-5 in each of these zones lands in local time here.
- US West (LA)
- 11:00 to 19:00 local100% overlap
- US East (NYC)
- 08:00 to 16:00 local100% overlap
- UK (London)
- 03:00 to 11:00 local50% overlap
- Europe (CET)
- 02:00 to 10:00 local38% overlap
- India (Mumbai)
- 21:30 to 05:30 local0% overlap
- Australia (Sydney)
- 16:00 to 00:00 local38% overlap
What stands out
- Climate: Inside its golden window in March.
- Cost: Comfortably within budget ($855 to $1710/mo).
- Safety: Feels safe and stable.
Know before choosing Oaxaca
- Internet can be patchy (~40 Mbps), keep a mobile-data backup for calls.
- Rainy season (May to Oct), plan around it.
The essentials
Work
- Internet
- 40 Mbps · decentcountry avg
- Coworking
- 8 notable spaces
- Private call rooms
- Usually available
Cost
- Monthly cost
- $900 to $1,800/mo
- Housing
- Monthly rentals: Easy · studio $350 to $750
Life
- Safety
- Good
- Healthcare
- Okaycountry avg
- Community
- Growingarea est.
- Good for
- Food, Culture, Nature
Stay
- Visa
- 180 days visa-free · No nomad visacountry avg
- Best season
- Nov to Mar
- Timezone
- UTC−6 · America/Mexico_City
Visa rules assume an EU/US/UK passport, differ by nationality, and change often. Always confirm the current rules for your own passport with an official source.
Data quality & sources
Mostly estimated · updated 2026-07Every figure shows its source and confidence. v1 is hand-curated, so treat it as a starting point. Missing data is shown as “No data”, never invented.
- Monthly cost
- Numbeo (cost of living)· Low confidence
- Internet
- country avgSpeedtest Global Index (Ookla)· Medium confidence
- Coworking
- NomadTiming editorial (coworking survey)· Low confidence
- Visa
- country avgOfficial immigration guidance· Medium confidence
- Safety
- Numbeo Safety Index / public travel advisories· Low confidence
- Healthcare
- country avgNumbeo Health Care Index· Low confidence
- Community
- area est.NomadTiming editorial (nomad community)· Low confidence
- Housing
- Numbeo rent index / local rental listings· Low confidence
How the scoring works and where data comes from: read the methodology.
Nearby & similar bases
November · America/Mexico_City (UTC−6)