🇮🇸 Iceland or 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on value for money, food and the sea.
A normal day costs about $190 in Iceland and $75 in Malaysia.
Side by side
- 🇮🇸 Iceland🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Jun, Jul, Aug, SepBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar
- $190A normal day$75
- 3h 20m to ReykjavikNonstop from London13h to Kuala Lumpur
- Not the drawBeaches and seaVery good
- GoodCities and cultureVery good
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- Not the drawValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- A hire car on the ring road, and a four wheel drive for the interiorGetting aroundCheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in Asia
- Nothing seasonally, but the highland roads are shut from roughly October to JuneWhen to avoidThe east coast islands from November to February, when most of them close
Pick by what you want
🇮🇸 Choose Iceland if
you want landscape above everything else, and you have accepted in advance that it costs more than anywhere else here.
🇲🇾 Choose Malaysia if
you want Thailand's food and beaches with a fraction of the crowds, and everything running slightly more smoothly.
Full Iceland guide →Full Malaysia 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.