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Nuevo Laredo vs Reynosa

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Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 59. 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 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: 7.2 of 59 points (scores 64/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 59 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 0.7 of 59 points (scores 7/100)Climate: 7.4 of 59 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 9.6 of 59 points (scores 86/100)Quality of life: 6.3 of 59 points (scores 57/100)59
Reynosa
out of 100

Factory border city across from McAllen, under a do-not-travel advisory

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Where they differ

  • Climate. Reynosa leads on climate, 67 to 58, against Nuevo Laredo. Comfortable months: 7 vs 8.
  • Internet. Nuevo Laredo leads on internet, 71 to 64, against Reynosa. Measured download: 41.3 Mbps vs 31 Mbps.

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

Pick Nuevo Laredo if you want

  • faster internet (41.3 Mbps measured)

Pick Reynosa if you want

  • no clear edge over Nuevo Laredo in the data

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricNuevo LaredoReynosa
Cost of living5858
Safety2828
Healthcare7575
Internet71 ✓64
Visa ease9090
Getting there & around67 ✓
Climate5867 ✓
Air quality87 ✓86
Quality of life5757

Cost

MetricNuevo LaredoReynosa
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 LaredoReynosa
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 LaredoReynosa
Download41.3 Mbps ✓31 Mbps
Upload14.9 Mbps ✓8.2 Mbps

Visa

MetricNuevo LaredoReynosa
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 LaredoReynosa
Non-stop airport destinations612 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)2 ✓1
Transit (1–5, editorial)12 ✓

Climate and air

MetricNuevo LaredoReynosa
Comfortable months per year78 ✓
Annual mean PM2.510.8 µg/m³ ✓11.3 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Nuevo Laredo or Reynosa?
Nuevo Laredo and Reynosa cost about the same: roughly $1,400 per month for one person.
Is Nuevo Laredo or Reynosa safer?
Nuevo Laredo and Reynosa 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 Reynosa?
Nuevo Laredo: a measured median of 41.3 Mbps versus 31 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.