🇮🇩 Indonesia or 🇮🇹 Italy
Which one, honestly
Indonesia leads on the sea, value for money and nature. Italy leads on cities, food and getting around.
A normal day costs about $75 in Indonesia and $165 in Italy.
Side by side
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia🇮🇹 Italy
- Apr, May, Jun, Sep, OctBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $75A normal day$165
- 9h 15m to BaliNonstop from Dubai6h 20m to Rome
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaGood
- Not the drawCities and cultureExceptional
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyGood
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Scooters and private drivers on Bali, short flights and ferries between islandsGetting aroundFast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advance
- July and August in south Bali, when the traffic becomes the tripWhen to avoidThe middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shut
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 Italy if
you want three cities in ten days, you care about food and museums, and you would rather take a train than a ferry.
Full Indonesia guide →Full Italy 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.