🇮🇩 Indonesia or 🇲🇽 Mexico
Which one, honestly
Indonesia leads on nature and value for money. Mexico leads on cities and food.
A normal day costs about $75 in Indonesia and $95 in Mexico.
Side by side
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia🇲🇽 Mexico
- Apr, May, Jun, Sep, OctBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
- $75A normal day$95
- 2h 50m from SingaporeClosest hub5h 15m from New York
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- Not the drawCities and cultureExceptional
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Scooters and private drivers on Bali, short flights and ferries between islandsGetting aroundComfortable long distance buses and cheap domestic flights
- July and August in south Bali, when the traffic becomes the tripWhen to avoidThe Caribbean coast in September and October, peak hurricane season
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 Mexico if
you want one of the great food countries, ruins and two very different coastlines, without European prices.
Full Indonesia 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.