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Sayulita

Best for: Surf-and-yoga Pacific Mexico nomads who want a small-town base 45 minutes from Puerto Vallarta.

Mid-tier monthly cost

Full breakdown

$2,230/mo

  • Rent$1,100
  • Groceries$380
  • Dining out$350
  • Transport$30
  • Utilities$150
  • Coworking$220

Climate at a glance

Year heatmap

Tropical (Pacific surf coast)

Best months

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Annual range: 22°–27°C

FIRE math at this cost

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Annual spend

$26,760

FIRE target (4% SWR)

$669,000

Coast-FIRE @ 7%/30yr

$87,885

Editorial estimates using the standard 4% Trinity-study rule. Run the FIRE calculator for sequence-of-returns risk, custom withdrawal rates, and country-specific tax assumptions.

Visa for nomads

High nomad-friendly

Pathway

Long visa-free

Program

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Typical max stay

6 months

180-day tourist permit on entry. The Temporary Resident Visa (1-year + 3-year extensions) is the standard longer-stay route. Pacific surf town 45 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta.

Visa concierges

Editorial summary, not legal advice. Verify with the relevant consulate before applying — visa programs change with little notice.

Field notes

Pacific surf town 45 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta — population around 4,000, with most long-stay nomads splitting between Sayulita itself (denser, more touristy) and the quieter neighbor of San Pancho (San Francisco) 10 minutes north. The 180-day Mexican tourist permit covers most stays. The structural draws are the year-round surf (a beginner-and-intermediate-friendly point break), the genuinely small-town vibe relative to Puerto Vallarta, and a long-running yoga-and-wellness expat scene. The structural cost is the high tourist-economy pricing (rents have climbed sharply since 2020) and the limited internet bandwidth (Starlink improved this meaningfully since 2023).

Tropical Pacific surf coast — meaningfully drier than the Yucatán with a defined wet/dry pattern. Dry season (November–May) is bone-dry sunny with virtually zero rainfall; wet season (June–October) brings afternoon thunderstorms with September the wettest month. Hurricane risk is real on the Pacific coast (June–November) but lower than the Caribbean side. Sea-water temperatures stay swimmable year-round (24–27°C); the dry-winter window has the largest swells.

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