Querétaro vs Tampico
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Tampico 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.
Safe, prosperous colonial city near CDMX
Full Querétaro profile →Plan a trip to Querétaro →Gulf oil port with iron-balconied plazas and a long beach next door
Full Tampico profile →Plan a trip to Tampico →Where they differ
- Internet. Tampico leads on internet, 69 to 62, against Querétaro. Measured download: 27 Mbps vs 37.4 Mbps.
Where they are close. Within five points on getting there & around, air quality, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, climate, quality of life.
Pick Querétaro if you want
- no clear edge over Tampico in the data
Pick Tampico if you want
- faster internet (37.4 Mbps measured)
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Querétaro | Tampico |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 58 | 58 |
| Safety | 28 | 28 |
| Healthcare | 75 | 75 |
| Internet | 62 | 69 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 90 | 90 |
| Getting there & around | 19 ✓ | 16 |
| Climate | 67 | 67 |
| Air quality | 77 | 80 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 57 | 57 |
Cost
| Metric | Querétaro | Tampico |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Querétaro | Tampico |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 25.64 | 25.64 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 55 | 55 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 79 | 79 |
| Life expectancy | 75.3 yrs | 75.3 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Querétaro | Tampico |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 27 Mbps | 37.4 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 8 Mbps | 15.1 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Querétaro | Tampico |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | 180 days | 180 days |
| Entry, EU passport | 180 days | 180 days |
| Entry, UK passport | 180 days | 180 days |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Querétaro | Tampico |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 28 ✓ | 8 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 3 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 2 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Querétaro | Tampico |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 8 | 8 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 15.2 µg/m³ | 14 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Querétaro or Tampico?
- Querétaro and Tampico cost about the same: roughly $1,400 per month for one person.
- Is Querétaro or Tampico safer?
- Querétaro and Tampico score the same on safety (28), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Querétaro or Tampico?
- Tampico: a measured median of 37.4 Mbps versus 27 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).
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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); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); 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.