🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates or 🇪🇸 Spain
Which one, honestly
Spain leads on nature, value for money and cities.
A normal day costs about $175 in United Arab Emirates and $145 in Spain.
Side by side
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates🇪🇸 Spain
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, DecBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $175A normal day$145
- 7h to DubaiNonstop from London2h 30m to Madrid
- GoodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- Not the drawNature and hikingVery good
- Not the drawValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Metro in Dubai, taxis everywhere else, a car for the mountainsGetting aroundFast trains between the big cities, a car for the north
- June to September, when outdoors stops being an optionWhen to avoidThe southern cities in July and August
Pick by what you want
🇦🇪 Choose United Arab Emirates if
you want guaranteed winter sun, very short flights from Europe and Asia, and a city that works like clockwork.
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
Full United Arab Emirates guide →Full Spain guide →
And what the world thinks
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates leads by 3 votes.
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.