🇮🇩 Indonesia or 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Which one, honestly
Indonesia leads on value for money, the sea and food.
A normal day costs about $75 in Indonesia and $130 in Costa Rica.
Side by side
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Apr, May, Jun, Sep, OctBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Dec
- $75A normal day$130
- 2h 50m from SingaporeClosest hub2h 55m from Mexico City
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- Not the drawCities and cultureNot the draw
- Very goodFoodGood
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyNot the draw
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Scooters and private drivers on Bali, short flights and ferries between islandsGetting aroundA hire car with clearance, the distances are short but the roads are slow
- July and August in south Bali, when the traffic becomes the tripWhen to avoidSeptember and October on the Caribbean side, the wettest weeks of the year
Pick by what you want
🇮🇩 Choose Indonesia if
you want volcanoes, reefs and rice terraces for very little money, and you are willing to leave the busy south to find them.
🇨🇷 Choose Costa Rica if
you want wildlife above everything else, cloud forest and two oceans in one small country, and you accept it costs more than its neighbours.
Full Indonesia guide →Full Costa Rica 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.