🇨🇴 Colombia or 🇲🇽 Mexico
Which one, honestly
Colombia leads on nature and value for money. Mexico leads on food, the sea and cities.
A normal day costs about $75 in Colombia and $95 in Mexico.
Side by side
- 🇨🇴 Colombia🇲🇽 Mexico
- Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
- $75A normal day$95
- 5h 40m to BogotaNonstop from New York5h 15m to Mexico City
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride longGetting aroundComfortable long distance buses and cheap domestic flights
- April, May, October and November, the two rainy stretchesWhen to avoidThe Caribbean coast in September and October, peak hurricane season
Pick by what you want
🇨🇴 Choose Colombia if
you want coffee mountains, Caribbean coast and one of the great party cities, on a budget that goes a long way.
🇲🇽 Choose Mexico if
you want one of the great food countries, ruins and two very different coastlines, without European prices.
Full Colombia guide →Full Mexico guide →
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
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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.