🇨🇾 Cyprus or 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Which one, honestly
Cyprus leads on the sea. Vietnam leads on nature, food and value for money.
A normal day costs about $130 in Cyprus and $70 in Vietnam.
Side by side
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus🇻🇳 Vietnam
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsMar, Apr, Oct, Nov
- $130A normal day$70
- 4h 35m to LarnacaNonstop from London12h to Hanoi
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- GoodCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- GoodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- A hire car, effectively required, there is barely any public transportGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is long
- July and August inland, when it passes 40CWhen to avoidThe north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoons
Pick by what you want
🇨🇾 Choose Cyprus if
you want reliable sun and warm sea with short flights from Europe and the Gulf, and a small island you can drive across in two hours.
🇻🇳 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 Cyprus guide →Full Vietnam guide →
And what the world thinks
🇨🇾 Cyprus leads by 20 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.