Monterrey Scores

  • Walkability: The area of Monterrey is perfect for walking. There are a lot of quality walking paths, sidewalks. Traffic and road conditions are good organized.

  • Quality of life: Monterrey 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.

  • Traffic safety: A lot of work has been done in Monterrey to ensure road safety. That’s why the road accident rate can be considered as low.

  • Internet: There is high-speed Internet in Monterrey.
  • Safety: The crime rate in Monterrey is low, but this does not mean that you need to stop being vigilant at night.
  • LGBTQ friendly: It has been established that the majority of citizens have an excellent attitude towards the LGBT community.

  • Entertainment: There are many interesting places, where you can take a fun with your friends or to spend romantic date.

  • Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $1300.
  • Workspaces: There is an great environment for working and lots of great coworking spots in Monterrey.

  • Air quality:
  • Freedom of speech: There is no formal freedom of speech. Any negative information in the media is prohibited. Foreign radio programs are jammed.

  • Level of happiness: More people satisfied with their daily activities and lives.

  • Income: Unfortunately, the local population in Monterrey has very low salaries as low as $700 a month.
  • Friendliness to outsiders: The attitude towards foreigners is very open, calm and friendly.

  • Free WiFi: Unfortunately, there are very few points in Monterrey that provide free Wi-Fi, and those that do have a weak Internet signal, so in many cafes wifi Internet is available only at a low speed.

  • 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.

  • Startup friendly: Unfortunately, startup score in Monterrey is pretty low. Most startups struggle due to different obstacles.

  • Nightlife: At the same time, the level of quality of services provided in most of these establishments is significantly high.

  • English: It will not be easy to communicate directly with the locals – few people speak English, except for the staff of large hotels and restaurants.

  • 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 Monterrey.

  • 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.