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Nuevo Laredo vs Piedras Negras

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Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 59. Nuevo Laredo is stronger on nothing outright; Piedras Negras 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: 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

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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

  • Getting there & around. Piedras Negras leads on getting there & around, 18 to 6, against Nuevo Laredo. Non-stop airport destinations: 6 vs 91.
  • Climate. Nuevo Laredo leads on climate, 58 to 50, against Piedras Negras. Comfortable months: 7 vs 6.

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

Pick Nuevo Laredo if you want

  • faster internet (41.3 Mbps measured)

Pick Piedras Negras if you want

  • more flights and easier getting around

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricNuevo LaredoPiedras Negras
Cost of living5858
Safety2828
Healthcare7575
Internet71 ✓68
Visa ease9090
Getting there & around618 ✓
Climate58 ✓50
Air quality8788 ✓
Quality of life5757

Cost

MetricNuevo LaredoPiedras 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)

MetricNuevo LaredoPiedras 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)

MetricNuevo LaredoPiedras Negras
Download41.3 Mbps ✓33.2 Mbps
Upload14.9 Mbps15.4 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricNuevo LaredoPiedras 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

MetricNuevo LaredoPiedras Negras
Non-stop airport destinations691 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)22
Transit (1–5, editorial)11

Climate and air

MetricNuevo LaredoPiedras Negras
Comfortable months per year7 ✓6
Annual mean PM2.510.8 µg/m³10.5 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Nuevo Laredo or Piedras Negras?
Nuevo Laredo and Piedras Negras cost about the same: roughly $1,400 per month for one person.
Is Nuevo Laredo or Piedras Negras safer?
Nuevo Laredo 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, Nuevo Laredo or Piedras Negras?
Nuevo Laredo: a measured median of 41.3 Mbps versus 33.2 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.