Mexico City
Mexico · Mexico · North America
Endless taquerias, mezcal bars, and gallery openings under a perpetual spring sky in Roma Norte.
Mexico City is one of the great world cities — a vast, layered metropolis of world-class food, art, parks, and architecture that has become a magnet for remote workers. It suits ambitious, urban, culturally hungry people who want big-city density and energy at a fraction of New York's cost. The honest tradeoffs: the nomad influx has driven up rents and tension in central neighborhoods, the traffic and altitude take adjusting, earthquakes and water issues are real, and it sprawls endlessly.
comfortable monthly budget
1-bed rent, good area
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A huge, sophisticated, creative mix of chilangos, artists, and a dense international nomad crowd concentrated in Roma, Condesa, and Juárez; the social and dating scene is vibrant and easy to plug into, with nightlife from mezcalerías to late dinners to world-class clubs.
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Tax in Mexico
Residents are taxed on worldwide income with a 35% top bracket, and capital gains on listed shares are taxed at a flat 10%.
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