Latin America · Mexico
Puerto Escondido
Your one-stop base kit — flights in, a place to sleep, a desk, and something to do on the weekend.
Monthly budget
$1,950
Avg internet
45 Mbps
Best months
Nov–Apr
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Mexico's Temporary Resident Visa lets remote workers live in the country for up to four years, though consulates typically ask applicants to show roughly $2,500 to $4,000 USD in verifiable monthly income.
Where the $1,950/mo goes in Puerto Escondido
Limited dataThe typical mid-range nomad: private place, eating out, a coworking desk.
Rentest
$950
Furnished 1BR on a monthly lease in a nomad area (La Punta/Rinconada type), not cheapest, not premium · via Puerto Escondido Digital Nomad's Guide to Long-Term Rentals
Utilitiesest
$120
Electricity, water, gas, trash for a small 1BR; AC-heavy coastal climate drives electricity up · via Puerto Escondido Digital Nomad's Guide to Long-Term Rentals
Home internetest
$55
Standard home broadband, 60 Mbps+; reliability varies by neighborhood, Starlink increasingly common backup/primary · via Puerto Escondido Digital Nomad's Guide to Long-Term Rentals
Mobile data
$15
Local prepaid SIM, roughly 10-20 GB/month (Telcel/AT&T/Movistar) · via Nomads.com Cost of Living: Puerto Escondido
Groceriesest
$280
Fixed weekly grocery basket for one person (Chedraui/Aurrera + local market staples), monthly · via Outta the Comfort Zone - Oaxaca Cost of Living for Digital Nomads
Eating outest
$160
About 10 casual meals + 4 mid-range dinners a month · via Nomads.com Cost of Living: Puerto Escondido
Local transportest
$65
Fixed number of taxi/moto-taxi/colectivo rides per month; no formal transit system in town · via Nomads.com Cost of Living: Puerto Escondido
Coworking
$95
Hot-desk day pass x ~8 days a month at a La Punta/Zicatela/Centro coworking space · via Oaxaca Travel Tips - Coworking Spaces in Puerto Escondido
Gym
$80
One monthly gym/fitness membership (standard gym to boutique CrossFit-style box) · via Paradise Gym Puerto Escondido - Membership Pricing
Everything elseest
$130
Visa runs (FMM renewals), laundry, SIM top-ups, and other small incidentals; ~7% buffer over the other nine lines · via Never Ending Voyage - Cost of Living in Puerto Escondido, Mexico
Our own estimate for one person, verified July 2026. Each line cites the reference we checked it against.
How we estimate these numbers →Trip kit
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Getting there
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Flights
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Where to stay
Book a week or two first, feel out the neighborhoods, then sign a monthly place once you know where you want to be.
Stays
Where nomads stay in Puerto Escondido
Based on where the coworking spaces are clustered. A good starting point before you commit to a monthly place.
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Find a place in Puerto Escondido
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Coworking
5 spaces
★ 5.0Amplitude Coliving & Coworking
La Punta, Puerto Escondido
150 Mbps
N/A /day
N/A /mo
★ 4.7Casa Losodeli & Coworking
Rinconada, Puerto Escondido
120 Mbps
$6 /day
N/A /mo
★ 4.5Ñuu Rinconada Coworking
Rinconada, Puerto Escondido
100 Mbps
$15 /day
$165 /mo
★ 4.0Pargo's Hotel & Cowork
Centro, Puerto Escondido
50 Mbps
N/A /day
N/A /mo
Coworksurf Casa Flow
Brisas de Zicatela, Puerto Escondido
200 Mbps
N/A /day
N/A /mo
Things to do
Day trips, tours, and the stuff worth doing when you close the laptop.
Activities
Things to do in Puerto Escondido
Tours, classes, and day trips run by local operators. This opens a live search so you book direct with them.
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Read the guide
City guide · 4 min read
Where to Stay in Puerto Escondido: Best Neighborhoods for Digital Nomads in 2026
Puerto Escondido's surf-first vibe is evolving into a scrappy nomad hub, but internet reliability varies wildly by block, so choose your neighborhood with both lifestyle and connectivity in mind.
Read the full Puerto Escondido guide →Common questions about Puerto Escondido
- Is Puerto Escondido good for digital nomads?
- Yes. Puerto Escondido runs about $1,950 per month all in, averages 45 Mbps internet, and has a real coworking scene with 5 spaces listed here. Puerto Escondido's surf-first neighborhoods of La Punta and Zicatela, plus the quieter Rinconada hills, have become one of Oaxaca's fastest-growing digital nomad hubs, with small coworking houses and cafes replacing what used to be strictly a surf town.
- How much does it cost to live in Puerto Escondido per month?
- A comfortable single nomad budgets around $1,950 a month: roughly $1125 housing, $440 food, $95 coworking, $80 transport, and $210 for going out. Costs vary with neighborhood and season.
- What visa do remote workers use in Puerto Escondido?
- Mexico's Temporary Resident Visa lets remote workers live in the country for up to four years, though consulates typically ask applicants to show roughly $2,500 to $4,000 USD in verifiable monthly income.
- How fast is the internet in Puerto Escondido?
- Fixed broadband in Puerto Escondido averages around 45 Mbps, workable for most remote work, though a coworking space or backup line helps for heavy calls. Coworking spaces usually run faster than home connections.
- When is the best time to visit Puerto Escondido?
- The best months are Nov–Apr, when the weather and value line up best for a longer stay.
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