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Town · Yucatán, Mexico

Mérida

Retiring to Mérida, in Yucatán, Mexico, from the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand. Average temperatures run 23.5°C in the coolest quarter and 28.5°C in the warmest. Rent, electricity and groceries for a couple come to USD $728–$1,151 a month, from official sources.

Sources: CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al., 2010 · Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources, 2026-10-01

Exchange rate: 1 USD = 18.80 MXN, Banco de México's reference rate · this page converts at 18.91 MXN Banco de México — tipo de cambio FIX (SF43718) y dólar canadiense (SF60632), Oct 31, 2026 · dollar figures: European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30

Compare Mérida side by side Cost, safety, healthcare and climate against any other town we cover See Mérida on the map Every town we cover, with Mérida highlighted

What is Mérida like for a retiree?

Mérida is the capital of Yucatán state, a large inland city on the flat limestone plain of the peninsula. It is hot and humid for much of the year.

What to weigh in Mérida

Manuel Crescencio Rejón International (MID) serves Mérida directly. For Mérida, the homicide rate, the road minutes to a hospital and a pharmacy, and the climate are measured in the cards on this page, each with its source and date.

Last updated October 2, 2026

At a glance 4 of 4 core
Rent, power & groceries USD $728–$1,151 Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources · monthly, for a couple · as of 2026-10-01 · utilities, transport and everyday spending are not included. The breakdown is below.
Climate 83° / 74°F Warmest- and coldest-quarter means · 29° / 24°C · CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.
Elevation 10 m / 30 ft Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus - nearest cell at the town coordinate · 2026-09-19
Setting Major city ExpatAlmanac classification — from the town's coordinates, its measured elevation and its geographic situation, against a closed list of settings · 2026-08-16

Mérida in pictures

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Local data

Official, dated figures — sources shown. Not forecasts.

Cost of living

What official sources price for this town · monthly, for a couple · in US dollars at the stored exchange rate · as of 2026-10-01

USD $728–$1,151 / month

Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources, as of 2026-10-01 — not the whole cost of living.

Rent
USD $635–$1,058

MXN $12,000–$20,000 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Rent, Asking rent (listings) · 10th–75th percentile, median shown · icasas.mx rental listings, harvested by ExpatAlmanac · 2026-10-01

Electricity
USD $22

MXN $422 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Electricity (250 kWh/month, town figure) · CFE — tarifa doméstica 1D (CFE's tariff rule on SMN station 31044, summers 2021–2026; not confirmed on a CFE bill), recibo de 250 kWh/mes (IVA incluido) · 2026-10-07

Groceries
USD $71

MXN $1,336 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Groceries (9-item basket, monthly, couple) · PROFECO — Quién es Quién en los Precios (precio de venta al público, mediana nacional) · 2026-10-07

Public healthcare cost: shown under Residency and healthcare on the Mexico page, with its age bands — beside the total, not in it, because only some countries publish a public-healthcare fee.

Rent — which figure, how it is measured, and the others we hold

Rent

Asking rent USD $873 ($635–$1,058) per month · 2-bed apartment
MXN $16,500 ($12,000–$20,000) per month · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30 Listings harvested 2026-10-01 · N=582 two-bedroom apartments inside the town's footprint on icasas.mx passed the method (580 stated furnished, 8 stated a short let, 0 offered for sale were dropped) · 1 of them priced in US dollars and shown in pesos by the portal at its own rate icasas.mx rental listings, harvested by ExpatAlmanac · figure for 2026
Which figure, and the others we hold Asking rent — what landlords are listing for 2-bed apartment Asking rent (listings) · 10th–75th percentile, median shown
Asking rent — what landlords are listing for 2-bed house USD $846 ($450–$1,005) per month · 2-bed house MXN $16,000 ($8,500–$19,000) per month · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30 Asking rent (listings) · 10th–75th percentile, median shown Listings harvested 2026-10-01 · N=477 two-bedroom houses inside the town's footprint on icasas.mx passed the method (295 stated furnished, 4 stated a short let, 0 offered for sale were dropped) icasas.mx rental listings, harvested by ExpatAlmanac · figure for 2026
Rent paid No figure held for this town
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Mérida — rent", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/yucatan/merida, figures as of 2026; original data: icasas.mx rental listings, harvested by ExpatAlmanac.

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Asking rent for an unfurnished two-bedroom apartment on a long-term lease, from listings inside the town's area.

How rent is measured

Asking rent for an unfurnished two-bedroom apartment on a long-term lease, from listings inside the town's area. Asking rents for a two-bedroom apartment from property listing sites, measured the same way in every country: unfurnished only; leases of 12 months or more, with holiday, seasonal and month-to-month lets left out; rent without utilities, as listed; and only listings inside the town's own area — the same area every other local figure uses — so a listing with no address or map point is left out. The figure is the 10th–75th percentile range of the listings kept, with their median beside it, from at least 30 listings; with 10 to 29 the range is widened by an estimate of its own sampling noise and the count is shown; with fewer than 10 the town carries no figure. Where a site has no furnished or lease-length field, a listing is dropped only when its own text says it is furnished, a short let or for sale. Each figure names its site, its listing count and its local currency, converted when the page is shown. Refreshed every 6 months, and marked out of date after that. Three caveats: asking rents run above agreed rents, the area is the town's area rather than its center, and the sample is one site.

Asking rent for an unfurnished two-bedroom house on a long-term lease, from listings inside the town's area. Asking rents for a two-bedroom house from property listing sites, measured the same way in every country: unfurnished only; leases of 12 months or more, with holiday, seasonal and month-to-month lets left out; rent without utilities, as listed; and only listings inside the town's own area — the same area every other local figure uses — so a listing with no address or map point is left out. The figure is the 10th–75th percentile range of the listings kept, with their median beside it, from at least 30 listings; with 10 to 29 the range is widened by an estimate of its own sampling noise and the count is shown; with fewer than 10 the town carries no figure. Where a site has no furnished or lease-length field, a listing is dropped only when its own text says it is furnished, a short let or for sale. Each figure names its site, its listing count and its local currency, converted when the page is shown. Refreshed every 6 months, and marked out of date after that. Three caveats: asking rents run above agreed rents, the area is the town's area rather than its center, and the sample is one site.

Utilities other than electricity, transport, everyday spending and eating out are not included: no official source prices them for each town.

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Figures for two adults; verify current prices locally. Not a forecast.

Homicide

Deaths by assault, from death certificates · the same definition in every country

2.2 per 100,000 a year Mérida municipality figure
How we know this 95% interval 1.8–2.6 · 2020–2024. The lowest of the 1,138 Mexican municipalities with 10 or more in 2020–2024, ranked by where the deaths occurred. Registered deaths of residents whose underlying cause is assault (ICD-10 X85–Y09 and Y87.1), pooled 2020–2024 · INEGI, Estadísticas de Defunciones Registradas (EDR), microdatos 2020–2024, by municipio of residence · population: CONAPO, Población a mitad de año por municipio (pry23), 2020–2024 · read 2026-09-24
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Mérida — homicide", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/yucatan/merida, figures as of 2026; original data: INEGI, Estadísticas de Defunciones Registradas (EDR), microdatos 2020–2024, by municipio of residence; CONAPO, Población a mitad de año por municipio (pry23), 2020–2024.

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Getting to care

Road minutes from the town — pharmacies measured the same way in every country, hospitals against each country's own register

Nearest pharmacy
0.7 min by road

Nearest: Farmacias Canto (OpenStreetMap node/2305258457), 0.46 km by road.

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM · measured Sep 23, 2026

Nearest hospital
6.1 min by road

Nearest: HGR 1 MÉRIDA. (CLUES:YNIMS000083), 3.19 km by road.

CLUES, Secretaría de Salud (DGIS), August 2026; public general hospitals only; routed over OpenStreetMap (ODbL) with OSRM · measured Sep 25, 2026 · as listed in this country's national register, so not compared across borders

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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Getting to care", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/yucatan/merida, figures as of 2026; original data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM; CLUES, Secretaría de Salud (DGIS), August 2026; public general hospitals only; routed over OpenStreetMap (ODbL) with OSRM.

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Measured over the whole municipio

The figures in this card are computed over the whole municipio, about 880 km², not at a single point in the center.

Elevation
-2–38 m
Kind of place
City
People in this area (modeled)
840,060
Distance to the sea
4.2 km
Air quality, typical (PM2.5)
14.5 µg/m³ WHO guideline 5
Slope, typical range
0.1–0.9°
Coldest quarter, average
23.5°C (74°F)
Warmest quarter, average
28.5°C (83°F)
Driest quarter, rainfall
78 mm
Wettest quarter, rainfall
475 mm
Least humid month
55%
Most humid month
64%
Sources (9)
GHS-SMOD E2020 R2023A (degree of urbanisation), European Commission JRC — population-weighted over the town footprint 2020 GHS-POP E2020 R2023A (~100 m), European Commission JRC — modelled, summed over the town footprint 2020 OpenStreetMap coastline (natural=coastline), ODbL 1.0 — geodesic distance from the town footprint 2026 SatPM2.5 V6.GL.03 (~1 km), ACAG / Washington University in St. Louis - 2024 annual mean, population-weighted 2024 Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus 2021 Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus — slope over a ~90 m baseline 2021 CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010 CHELSA V2.1 bio16/bio17, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010 CHELSA V2.1 hurs, 1981-2010 monthly (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Measured over the town", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/yucatan/merida, figures as of 2010; original data: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus; Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus — slope over a ~90 m baseline; GHS-POP E2020 R2023A (~100 m), European Commission JRC — modelled, summed over the town footprint; GHS-SMOD E2020 R2023A (degree of urbanisation), European Commission JRC — population-weighted over the town footprint; OpenStreetMap coastline (natural=coastline), ODbL 1.0 — geodesic distance from the town footprint; SatPM2.5 V6.GL.03 (~1 km), ACAG / Washington University in St. Louis - 2024 annual mean, population-weighted; CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.; CHELSA V2.1 bio16/bio17, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.; CHELSA V2.1 hurs, 1981-2010 monthly (~1 km), Karger et al.

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Mexico — residency and healthcare at a glance

  • Retirement residence route: Residencia temporal por solvencia económica, then residencia permanente (jubilado o pensionado) — temporary residence on financial means, then permanent residence as a retiree or pensioner Lineamientos Generales para la expedición de visas (SEGOB/SRE), DOF 25 Jul 2025 — copy published by the Consulate of Mexico in Houston · checked Sep 26, 2026
  • Public healthcare: USD $1,090 / year · ages 60–69 · other age bands on the Mexico page MXN $20,600 / year · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30Yearly fee per person to join Mexico's IMSS public health insurance (Seguro de Salud para la Familia), ages 60–69.
    How this is measured

    IMSS Seguro de Salud para la Familia, annual fee per person paid in advance, age band 60–69, in force from 1 March 2026. The band is part of the figure.

    IMSS: Seguro de Salud para la Familia — annual fees from 1 March 2026 · checked Sep 26, 2026
  • Prices against the world average (World = 100): Food 101.6 · overall average 74.7 national, at 2021 prices · World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Residency and healthcare in Mexico", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/yucatan/merida, figures as of 2021; original data: Lineamientos Generales para la expedición de visas (SEGOB/SRE), DOF 25 Jul 2025 — copy published by the Consulate of Mexico in Houston; IMSS: Seguro de Salud para la Familia — annual fees from 1 March 2026; World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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How far is Mérida from home?

Nearest airportthe one that serves Mérida

Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport (MID), at Mérida. Chosen as the quickest drive of the 3 airports within 250 km that have scheduled flights and a runway of at least 1,800 m (computed 2026-09-21).

Getting to MID: about 12 min by road, 10.0 km — a real road route, not a straight line. OurAirports (public domain) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM, 2026

Depends on where you fly fromdrive + estimated flight · each country's capital and largest cities
From Australia · from ~18h 27m
  • Brisbane BNE ~18h 27m est. flight ~18h 15m est. · 13,671 km / 8,495 mi straight line
  • Sydney SYD ~18h 42m est. flight ~18h 30m est. · 13,928 km / 8,654 mi straight line
  • Melbourne MEL ~19h 27m est. flight ~19h 15m est. · 14,497 km / 9,008 mi straight line
  • Adelaide ADL ~20h 12m est. flight ~20h est. · 15,084 km / 9,373 mi straight line
  • Perth PER ~22h 57m est. flight ~22h 45m est. · 17,196 km / 10,685 mi straight line
From Austria · from ~12h 42m
  • Linz LNZ ~12h 42m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,256 km / 5,751 mi straight line
  • Graz GRZ ~12h 57m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,399 km / 5,840 mi straight line
  • Vienna VIE ~12h 57m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,422 km / 5,855 mi straight line
From Belgium · from ~11h 57m
  • Brussels BRU ~11h 57m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,497 km / 5,280 mi straight line
  • Charleroi CRL ~11h 57m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,510 km / 5,288 mi straight line
  • Liège LGG ~11h 57m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,571 km / 5,325 mi straight line
From Bulgaria · from ~13h 57m
  • Sofia SOF ~13h 57m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,178 km / 6,324 mi straight line
  • Plovdiv PDV ~14h 12m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,314 km / 6,409 mi straight line
  • Varna VAR ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,449 km / 6,493 mi straight line
From Canada · from ~4h 27m
  • Toronto YYZ ~4h 27m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,694 km / 1,674 mi straight line
  • Ottawa YOW ~4h 42m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,998 km / 1,863 mi straight line
  • Montreal YUL ~4h 57m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,091 km / 1,920 mi straight line
  • Calgary YYC ~5h 57m est. flight ~5h 45m est. · 3,969 km / 2,466 mi straight line
  • Vancouver YVR ~6h 27m est. flight ~6h 15m est. · 4,316 km / 2,682 mi straight line
From Croatia · from ~12h 57m
  • Rijeka RJK ~12h 57m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,421 km / 5,854 mi straight line
  • Zagreb ZAG ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,502 km / 5,904 mi straight line
  • Split SPU ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,624 km / 5,980 mi straight line
From Cyprus · from ~15h 27m
  • Limassol PFO ~15h 27m est. flight ~15h 15m est. · 11,322 km / 7,035 mi straight line
  • Nicosia LCA ~15h 27m est. flight ~15h 15m est. · 11,395 km / 7,081 mi straight line
From Czechia · from ~12h 42m
  • Prague PRG ~12h 42m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,176 km / 5,702 mi straight line
  • Brno BRQ ~12h 57m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,380 km / 5,828 mi straight line
  • Ostrava OSR ~12h 57m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,445 km / 5,869 mi straight line
From Denmark · from ~12h 12m
  • Aarhus AAR ~12h 12m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,693 km / 5,402 mi straight line
  • Odense ODE ~12h 12m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,707 km / 5,411 mi straight line
  • Copenhagen CPH ~12h 12m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,839 km / 5,492 mi straight line
From Estonia · from ~12h 57m
  • Tallinn TLL ~12h 57m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,301 km / 5,780 mi straight line
  • Tartu TAY ~12h 57m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,457 km / 5,876 mi straight line
From Finland · from ~12h 42m
  • Turku TKU ~12h 42m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,116 km / 5,665 mi straight line
  • Tampere TMP ~12h 42m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,130 km / 5,673 mi straight line
  • Helsinki HEL ~12h 42m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,256 km / 5,751 mi straight line
From France · from ~11h 42m
  • Lille LIL ~11h 42m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,414 km / 5,228 mi straight line
  • Paris CDG ~11h 42m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,423 km / 5,234 mi straight line
  • Lyon LYS ~12h 12m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,712 km / 5,413 mi straight line
From Germany · from ~11h 57m
  • Essen DUS ~11h 57m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,637 km / 5,367 mi straight line
  • Berlin BER ~12h 27m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 9,028 km / 5,610 mi straight line
  • Munich MUC ~12h 42m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,087 km / 5,647 mi straight line
From Greece · from ~14h 12m
  • Thessaloniki SKG ~14h 12m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,268 km / 6,381 mi straight line
  • Athens ATH ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,487 km / 6,516 mi straight line
  • Heraklion HER ~14h 42m est. flight ~14h 30m est. · 10,731 km / 6,668 mi straight line
From Hungary · from ~13h 12m
  • Gyor LHPR ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,528 km / 5,921 mi straight line
  • Budapest BUD ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,636 km / 5,987 mi straight line
  • Debrecen DEB ~13h 27m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,788 km / 6,082 mi straight line
From Ireland · from ~10h 42m
  • Galway SNN ~10h 42m est. flight ~10h 30m est. · 7,556 km / 4,695 mi straight line
  • Cork ORK ~10h 42m est. flight ~10h 30m est. · 7,595 km / 4,720 mi straight line
  • Dublin DUB ~10h 57m est. flight ~10h 45m est. · 7,722 km / 4,799 mi straight line
From Italy · from ~12h 27m
  • Milan MXP ~12h 27m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,982 km / 5,581 mi straight line
  • Rome FCO ~12h 57m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,404 km / 5,843 mi straight line
  • Naples NAP ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,601 km / 5,966 mi straight line
From Latvia · from ~12h 57m
  • Riga RIX ~12h 57m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,401 km / 5,841 mi straight line
From Lithuania · from ~12h 57m
  • Klaipėda PLQ ~12h 57m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,299 km / 5,778 mi straight line
  • Kaunas KUN ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,518 km / 5,914 mi straight line
  • Vilnius VNO ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,603 km / 5,967 mi straight line
From Luxembourg · from ~11h 57m
  • Luxembourg-Ville LUX ~11h 57m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,657 km / 5,379 mi straight line
From Malta · from ~13h 42m
  • Valletta MLA ~13h 42m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 9,853 km / 6,122 mi straight line
From Netherlands · from ~11h 42m
  • Rotterdam RTM ~11h 42m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,461 km / 5,257 mi straight line
  • Amsterdam AMS ~11h 42m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,471 km / 5,264 mi straight line
  • Eindhoven EIN ~11h 57m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,539 km / 5,306 mi straight line
From New Zealand · from ~16h 12m
  • Auckland AKL ~16h 12m est. flight ~16h est. · 11,865 km / 7,372 mi straight line
  • Wellington WLG ~16h 12m est. flight ~16h est. · 11,974 km / 7,440 mi straight line
  • Christchurch CHC ~16h 42m est. flight ~16h 30m est. · 12,205 km / 7,584 mi straight line
From Norway · from ~11h 42m
  • Stavanger SVG ~11h 42m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,323 km / 5,172 mi straight line
  • Trondheim TRD ~11h 42m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,444 km / 5,247 mi straight line
  • Oslo OSL ~11h 57m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,572 km / 5,326 mi straight line
From Poland · from ~13h 12m
  • Katowice KTW ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,467 km / 5,883 mi straight line
  • Warsaw WAW ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,494 km / 5,900 mi straight line
  • Krakow KRK ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,532 km / 5,923 mi straight line
From Portugal · from ~10h 12m
  • Funchal FNC ~10h 12m est. flight ~10h est. · 7,215 km / 4,483 mi straight line
  • Porto OPO ~10h 57m est. flight ~10h 45m est. · 7,758 km / 4,821 mi straight line
  • Lisbon LIS ~10h 57m est. flight ~10h 45m est. · 7,772 km / 4,829 mi straight line
From Romania · from ~13h 42m
  • Timișoara TSR ~13h 42m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 9,861 km / 6,127 mi straight line
  • Cluj-Napoca CLJ ~13h 42m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 9,963 km / 6,190 mi straight line
  • Bucharest OTP ~14h 12m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,252 km / 6,370 mi straight line
From Slovakia · from ~13h 12m
  • Bratislava BTS ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,462 km / 5,879 mi straight line
  • Banská Bystrica SLD ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,565 km / 5,943 mi straight line
  • Košice KSC ~13h 27m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,700 km / 6,027 mi straight line
From Slovenia · from ~12h 57m
  • Ljubljana LJU ~12h 57m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,366 km / 5,820 mi straight line
  • Maribor MBX ~12h 57m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,440 km / 5,866 mi straight line
From South Africa · from ~17h 27m
  • Cape Town CPT ~17h 27m est. flight ~17h 15m est. · 12,926 km / 8,032 mi straight line
  • Johannesburg JNB ~18h 27m est. flight ~18h 15m est. · 13,715 km / 8,522 mi straight line
  • Durban DUR ~18h 57m est. flight ~18h 45m est. · 14,043 km / 8,726 mi straight line
From Spain · from ~11h 27m
  • Madrid MAD ~11h 27m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,195 km / 5,092 mi straight line
  • Valencia VLC ~11h 42m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,479 km / 5,268 mi straight line
  • Barcelona BCN ~11h 57m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,629 km / 5,362 mi straight line
From Sweden · from ~12h 12m
  • Gothenburg GOT ~12h 12m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,734 km / 5,427 mi straight line
  • Malmo MMX ~12h 27m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,884 km / 5,520 mi straight line
  • Stockholm ARN ~12h 27m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,947 km / 5,559 mi straight line
From Switzerland · from ~12h 12m
  • Geneva GVA ~12h 12m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,769 km / 5,449 mi straight line
  • Bern ZRH ~12h 27m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,898 km / 5,529 mi straight line
From United Kingdom · from ~10h 57m
  • Glasgow GLA ~10h 57m est. flight ~10h 45m est. · 7,801 km / 4,847 mi straight line
  • Manchester MAN ~11h 12m est. flight ~11h est. · 7,985 km / 4,961 mi straight line
  • Leeds LBA ~11h 12m est. flight ~11h est. · 8,014 km / 4,979 mi straight line
  • Birmingham BHX ~11h 12m est. flight ~11h est. · 8,039 km / 4,995 mi straight line
  • London LHR ~11h 27m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,148 km / 5,063 mi straight line
From United States of America · from ~2h 27m
  • Miami MIA ~2h 27m est. flight ~2h 15m est. · 1,097 km / 682 mi straight line
  • Houston IAH ~2h 27m est. flight ~2h 15m est. · 1,157 km / 719 mi straight line
  • Washington, D.C. IAD ~3h 57m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,317 km / 1,440 mi straight line
  • Chicago ORD ~3h 57m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,346 km / 1,458 mi straight line
  • Philadelphia PHL ~4h 12m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,511 km / 1,560 mi straight line
  • Denver DEN ~4h 12m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,543 km / 1,580 mi straight line
  • New York City JFK ~4h 27m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,655 km / 1,650 mi straight line
  • Las Vegas LAS ~4h 42m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,993 km / 1,860 mi straight line
  • Los Angeles LAX ~4h 57m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,170 km / 1,970 mi straight line
  • San Francisco SFO ~5h 42m est. flight ~5h 30m est. · 3,649 km / 2,267 mi straight line

These are straight lines, not routes. Flight distances are measured airport to airport across the Earth's surface, from MID to each destination's main airport. The drive to MID is the exception: that one is a measured road route.

Estimated flying time is our own arithmetic, not a timetable: the straight-line distance flown at 780 km/h, plus 45 minutes for taxi, climb and descent, rounded to the nearest quarter hour. A real flight is longer than a straight line, and whether a nonstop exists at all changes by season and airline — check current schedules.

The 108 destinations above are a chosen list, not every city — the capital and the largest cities of each country we publish for, by population (up to ten for the United States, five for Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia, three elsewhere). Two cities served by the same airport appear once. A city that is not on the list is not unusually far; it is simply not on the list.

Airport coordinates from OurAirports (public domain dataset), retrieved 2026-08-14.

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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "How far is Mérida from home?", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/yucatan/merida, figures as of 2026; original data: OurAirports (public domain dataset); OurAirports (public domain) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM.

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