🇭🇷 Croatia or 🇲🇽 Mexico
Which one, honestly
Croatia leads on nature. Mexico leads on food, cities and value for money.
A normal day costs about $125 in Croatia and $95 in Mexico.
Side by side
- 🇭🇷 Croatia🇲🇽 Mexico
- May, Jun, SepBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
- $125A normal day$95
- 2h 45m to SplitNonstop from London11h 45m to Mexico City
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- GoodValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Coastal ferries and buses, a car for the national parksGetting aroundComfortable long distance buses and cheap domestic flights
- The Dalmatian coast in August, when the islands and the prices both peakWhen to avoidThe Caribbean coast in September and October, peak hurricane season
Pick by what you want
🇭🇷 Choose Croatia if
you want the clearest water in Europe, walled old towns and national parks, in a country you can drive down in a day.
🇲🇽 Choose Mexico if
you want one of the great food countries, ruins and two very different coastlines, without European prices.
Full Croatia 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.