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Racial tolerance: Cases of racial and ethnic discrimination are extremely rare.
- Safety: The crime rate in Merida is low, but this does not mean that you need to stop being vigilant at night.
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Walkability: The area of is perfect for walking. There are a lot of quality walking paths, sidewalks. Traffic and road conditions are good organized.
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Traffic safety: A lot of work has been done in Merida to ensure road safety. That’s why the road accident rate can be considered as low.
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Startup friendly: Unfortunately, startup score in Merida is pretty low. Most startups struggle due to different obstacles.
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LGBTQ friendly: It has been established that the majority of Merida citizens have an excellent attitude towards the LGBT community.
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Nightlife: The nightlife in Merida is quite low. You will have to organize the evening in a different way.
- Income: Unfortunately, the local population has very low salaries as low as $700 a month.
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Workspaces: There is an great environment for working and lots of great coworking spots.
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Level of happiness: More people satisfied with their daily activities and lives.
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Fits for families: There are not so many places where you can spend a good time with your family and children, but almost all of them provide excellent service.
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Female friendly: Despite the fact that women have equal rights with men and the attitude towards them is liberal, in some areas there are still many prohibitions against them. Decisions in the family are usually made by men, the influence of women in the family is very great.
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Quality of life: Merida performs above average in subjective well-being, jobs and wages, income and well-being, health, social connections, environmental quality, education and skills, work and leisure balance, housing and personal safety.
- Internet: The Internet speed is fine.
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Entertainment: There are many interesting places, where you can take a fun with your friends or to spend romantic date.
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English: It will not be easy to communicate in Merida directly with the locals – few people speak English, except for the staff of large hotels and restaurants.
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Freedom of speech: There is no formal freedom of speech. Any negative information in the media is prohibited. Foreign radio programs are jammed.
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Friendliness to outsiders: The attitude towards foreigners is often open and friendly, but not overly intrusive.
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Education: Secondary and higher education institutions provide a very mediocre level of knowledge, which indicates the need to reform them and introduce new, more effective programs and trained teachers in Merida.
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Free WiFi: Almost half of all cafes, restaurants and gas stations have free wi-fi. But there are cases when you have to pay for Wi-Fi, the cost is usually indicated in the check.
- Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $1300.
