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Acapulco vs Nuevo Laredo

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Under balanced weights Acapulco edges it, 60 to 59, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 6.4 of 60 points (scores 58/100)Safety: 3.2 of 60 points (scores 28/100)Healthcare: 8.4 of 60 points (scores 75/100)Internet: 7.4 of 60 points (scores 67/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 60 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 1.3 of 60 points (scores 11/100)Climate: 7.4 of 60 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 9.5 of 60 points (scores 85/100)Quality of life: 6.3 of 60 points (scores 57/100)60
Acapulco
out of 100

Faded Pacific resort bay, still rebuilding after two hurricanes

Full Acapulco profile →Plan a trip to Acapulco →
Cost of living: 6.4 of 59 points (scores 58/100)Safety: 3.2 of 59 points (scores 28/100)Healthcare: 8.4 of 59 points (scores 75/100)Internet: 7.9 of 59 points (scores 71/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 59 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 0.7 of 59 points (scores 6/100)Climate: 6.5 of 59 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 9.7 of 59 points (scores 87/100)Quality of life: 6.3 of 59 points (scores 57/100)59
Nuevo Laredo
out of 100

Mexico's busiest trade crossing, opposite Laredo, Texas

Full Nuevo Laredo profile →Plan a trip to Nuevo Laredo →

Where they differ

  • Climate. Acapulco leads on climate, 67 to 58, against Nuevo Laredo. Comfortable months: 8 vs 7.
  • Getting there & around. Acapulco leads on getting there & around, 11 to 6, against Nuevo Laredo. Non-stop airport destinations: 10 vs 6.

Where they are close. Within five points on internet, air quality, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.

Pick Acapulco if you want

  • no clear edge over Nuevo Laredo in the data

Pick Nuevo Laredo if you want

  • faster internet (41.3 Mbps measured)

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAcapulcoNuevo Laredo
Cost of living5858
Safety2828
Healthcare7575
Internet6771 ✓
Visa ease9090
Getting there & around11 ✓6
Climate67 ✓58
Air quality8587 ✓
Quality of life5757

Cost

MetricAcapulcoNuevo Laredo
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,400$1,400
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAcapulcoNuevo Laredo
Homicides per 100k25.6425.64
Political stability (0–100)5555
UHC service coverage (0–100)7979
Life expectancy75.3 yrs75.3 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAcapulcoNuevo Laredo
Download29.8 Mbps41.3 Mbps ✓
Upload19.1 Mbps ✓14.9 Mbps

Visa

MetricAcapulcoNuevo Laredo
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport180 days180 days
Entry, EU passport180 days180 days
Entry, UK passport180 days180 days

Getting there and around

MetricAcapulcoNuevo Laredo
Non-stop airport destinations10 ✓6
Walkability (1–5, editorial)22
Transit (1–5, editorial)2 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricAcapulcoNuevo Laredo
Comfortable months per year8 ✓7
Annual mean PM2.511.7 µg/m³10.8 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Acapulco or Nuevo Laredo?
Acapulco and Nuevo Laredo cost about the same: roughly $1,400 per month for one person.
Is Acapulco or Nuevo Laredo safer?
Acapulco and Nuevo Laredo score the same on safety (28), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Acapulco or Nuevo Laredo?
Nuevo Laredo: a measured median of 41.3 Mbps versus 29.8 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.