🇮🇳 India or 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Which one, honestly
India leads on cities and food. Indonesia leads on the sea and getting around.
A normal day costs about $65 in India and $75 in Indonesia.
Side by side
- 🇮🇳 India🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov, DecBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $65A normal day$75
- 3h 30m to DelhiNonstop from Dubai9h 15m to Bali
- GoodBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureNot the draw
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Not the drawEasy to get aroundGood
- Trains for distance, a car with driver for regions, both cheapGetting aroundScooters and private drivers on Bali, short flights and ferries between islands
- The northern plains in May, and the monsoon unless you are heading for the mountainsWhen to avoidJuly and August in south Bali, when the traffic becomes the trip
Pick by what you want
🇮🇳 Choose India if
you want the biggest change of scene available, extraordinary food, and a budget that goes further than anywhere else on this list.
🇮🇩 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.
Full India guide →Full Indonesia guide →
And what the world thinks
🇮🇳 India leads by 50 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.