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Cozumel vs Puerto Morelos

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Under balanced weights Puerto Morelos edges it, 61 to 59, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Cozumel is stronger on nothing outright; Puerto Morelos on getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

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: 5.9 of 59 points (scores 53/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 59 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 1.9 of 59 points (scores 17/100)Climate: 6.5 of 59 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 10.4 of 59 points (scores 93/100)Quality of life: 6.3 of 59 points (scores 57/100)59
Cozumel
out of 100

Caribbean dive island with a small-town main street and cruise-ship days

Full Cozumel profile →Plan a trip to Cozumel →
Cost of living: 6.4 of 61 points (scores 58/100)Safety: 3.2 of 61 points (scores 28/100)Healthcare: 8.4 of 61 points (scores 75/100)Internet: 5.6 of 61 points (scores 50/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 61 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 3.8 of 61 points (scores 34/100)Climate: 6.5 of 61 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 10.5 of 61 points (scores 94/100)Quality of life: 6.3 of 61 points (scores 57/100)61
Puerto Morelos
out of 100

Low-key reef village halfway between Cancún and Playa del Carmen

Full Puerto Morelos profile →Plan a trip to Puerto Morelos →

Where they differ

  • Getting there & around. Puerto Morelos leads on getting there & around, 34 to 17, against Cozumel. Non-stop airport destinations: 13 vs 133.

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

Pick Cozumel if you want

  • no clear edge over Puerto Morelos in the data

Pick Puerto Morelos if you want

  • more flights and easier getting around

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricCozumelPuerto Morelos
Cost of living5858
Safety2828
Healthcare7575
Internet53 ✓50
Visa ease9090
Getting there & around1734 ✓
Climate5858
Air quality9394 ✓
Quality of life5757

Cost

MetricCozumelPuerto Morelos
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)

MetricCozumelPuerto Morelos
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)

MetricCozumelPuerto Morelos
Download15.3 Mbps ✓14.3 Mbps
Upload6.4 Mbps ✓4.3 Mbps

Visa

MetricCozumelPuerto Morelos
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

MetricCozumelPuerto Morelos
Non-stop airport destinations13133 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3
Transit (1–5, editorial)12 ✓

Climate and air

MetricCozumelPuerto Morelos
Comfortable months per year77
Annual mean PM2.58 µg/m³7.6 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Cozumel or Puerto Morelos?
Cozumel and Puerto Morelos cost about the same: roughly $1,400 per month for one person.
Is Cozumel or Puerto Morelos safer?
Cozumel and Puerto Morelos score the same on safety (28), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Cozumel or Puerto Morelos?
Cozumel: a measured median of 15.3 Mbps versus 14.3 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.