🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates or 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on nature, value for money and food.
A normal day costs about $175 in United Arab Emirates and $75 in Malaysia.
Side by side
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar
- $175A normal day$75
- 7h to DubaiNonstop from London13h to Kuala Lumpur
- GoodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- Not the drawNature and hikingExceptional
- Not the drawValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Metro in Dubai, taxis everywhere else, a car for the mountainsGetting aroundCheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in Asia
- June to September, when outdoors stops being an optionWhen to avoidThe east coast islands from November to February, when most of them close
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 Malaysia if
you want Thailand's food and beaches with a fraction of the crowds, and everything running slightly more smoothly.
Full United Arab Emirates guide →Full Malaysia 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.