🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates or 🇹🇭 Thailand
Which one, honestly
Thailand leads on value for money, the sea and nature.
A normal day costs about $175 in United Arab Emirates and $85 in Thailand.
Side by side
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates🇹🇭 Thailand
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Nov, Dec
- $175A normal day$85
- 7h to DubaiNonstop from London11h 30m to Bangkok
- GoodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- Not the drawNature and hikingVery good
- Not the drawValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Metro in Dubai, taxis everywhere else, a car for the mountainsGetting aroundCheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easy
- June to September, when outdoors stops being an optionWhen to avoidApril, the hottest month, and the burning season in the north
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 Thailand if
you want your money to go a very long way, with beaches and food, and you do not mind heat.
Full United Arab Emirates guide →Full Thailand 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.