🇨🇴 Colombia or 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Which one, honestly
Vietnam leads on food.
A normal day costs about $75 in Colombia and $70 in Vietnam.
Side by side
- 🇨🇴 Colombia🇻🇳 Vietnam
- Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, DecBest monthsMar, Apr, Oct, Nov
- $75A normal day$70
- 4h 20m from Mexico CityClosest hub3h 15m from Singapore
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride longGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is long
- April, May, October and November, the two rainy stretchesWhen to avoidThe north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoons
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 Vietnam if
you want the best street food in Asia on the smallest budget, and you do not mind a long thin country that takes time to cross.
Full Colombia guide →Full Vietnam 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.