Todos Santos vs Zacatecas
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Todos Santos edges it, 62 to 61, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Todos Santos is stronger on nothing outright; Zacatecas on air quality. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Desert art town between Baja's Pacific surf and Cabo's airport
Full Todos Santos profile →Plan a trip to Todos Santos →UNESCO silver city at 2,440 m with a serious state security problem
Full Zacatecas profile →Plan a trip to Zacatecas →Where they differ
- Air quality. Zacatecas leads on air quality, 100 to 90, against Todos Santos. PM2.5: 9.6 µg/m³ vs 4.8 µg/m³.
- Climate. Todos Santos leads on climate, 75 to 67, against Zacatecas. Comfortable months: 9 vs 8.
- Internet. Todos Santos leads on internet, 63 to 56, against Zacatecas. Measured download: 26 Mbps vs 18.3 Mbps.
Where they are close. Within five points on getting there & around, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.
Pick Todos Santos if you want
- faster internet (26 Mbps measured)
Pick Zacatecas if you want
- cleaner air
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Todos Santos | Zacatecas |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 58 | 58 |
| Safety | 28 | 28 |
| Healthcare | 75 | 75 |
| Internet | 63 ✓ | 56 |
| Visa ease | 90 | 90 |
| Getting there & around | 19 | 21 ✓ |
| Climate | 75 ✓ | 67 |
| Air quality | 90 | 100 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 57 | 57 |
Cost
| Metric | Todos Santos | Zacatecas |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Todos Santos | Zacatecas |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Todos Santos | Zacatecas |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 26 Mbps ✓ | 18.3 Mbps |
| Upload | 12.6 Mbps ✓ | 6.4 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Todos Santos | Zacatecas |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Todos Santos | Zacatecas |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 60 ✓ | 7 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 4 ✓ |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 1 | 2 ✓ |
Climate and air
| Metric | Todos Santos | Zacatecas |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 9 ✓ | 8 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 9.6 µg/m³ | 4.8 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Todos Santos or Zacatecas?
- Todos Santos and Zacatecas cost about the same: roughly $1,400 per month for one person.
- Is Todos Santos or Zacatecas safer?
- Todos Santos and Zacatecas score the same on safety (28), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Todos Santos or Zacatecas?
- Todos Santos: a measured median of 26 Mbps versus 18.3 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.