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Campeche vs Piedras Negras

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Under balanced weights Piedras Negras edges it, 59 to 58, 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 58 points (scores 58/100)Safety: 3.2 of 58 points (scores 28/100)Healthcare: 8.4 of 58 points (scores 75/100)Internet: 6.6 of 58 points (scores 59/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 58 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 2.3 of 58 points (scores 20/100)Climate: 5.6 of 58 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 9.3 of 58 points (scores 84/100)Quality of life: 6.3 of 58 points (scores 57/100)58
Campeche
out of 100

Walled pastel port on the Gulf, quieter than Mérida

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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: 7.5 of 59 points (scores 68/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 59 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 2.0 of 59 points (scores 18/100)Climate: 5.6 of 59 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 9.8 of 59 points (scores 88/100)Quality of life: 6.3 of 59 points (scores 57/100)59
Piedras Negras
out of 100

Small Coahuila border city across from Eagle Pass, birthplace of nachos

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Where they differ

  • Internet. Piedras Negras leads on internet, 68 to 59, against Campeche. Measured download: 21.9 Mbps vs 33.2 Mbps.

Where they are close. Within five points on air quality, getting there & around, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, climate, quality of life.

Pick Campeche if you want

  • no clear edge over Piedras Negras in the data

Pick Piedras Negras if you want

  • faster internet (33.2 Mbps measured)

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricCampechePiedras Negras
Cost of living5858
Safety2828
Healthcare7575
Internet5968 ✓
Visa ease9090
Getting there & around20 ✓18
Climate5050
Air quality8488 ✓
Quality of life5757

Cost

MetricCampechePiedras Negras
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)

MetricCampechePiedras Negras
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)

MetricCampechePiedras Negras
Download21.9 Mbps33.2 Mbps ✓
Upload8.2 Mbps15.4 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricCampechePiedras Negras
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

MetricCampechePiedras Negras
Non-stop airport destinations291 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)4 ✓2
Transit (1–5, editorial)2 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricCampechePiedras Negras
Comfortable months per year66
Annual mean PM2.512.2 µg/m³10.5 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Campeche or Piedras Negras?
Campeche and Piedras Negras cost about the same: roughly $1,400 per month for one person.
Is Campeche or Piedras Negras safer?
Campeche and Piedras Negras score the same on safety (28), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Campeche or Piedras Negras?
Piedras Negras: a measured median of 33.2 Mbps versus 21.9 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.