🇮🇹 Italy or 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Which one, honestly
Italy leads on cities. Malaysia leads on value for money, nature and the sea.
A normal day costs about $165 in Italy and $75 in Malaysia.
Side by side
- 🇮🇹 Italy🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar
- $165A normal day$75
- 2h 35m to RomeNonstop from London13h to Kuala Lumpur
- GoodBeaches and seaVery good
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- GoodValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Fast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advanceGetting aroundCheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in Asia
- The middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shutWhen to avoidThe east coast islands from November to February, when most of them close
Pick by what you want
🇮🇹 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.
🇲🇾 Choose Malaysia if
you want Thailand's food and beaches with a fraction of the crowds, and everything running slightly more smoothly.
Full Italy guide →Full Malaysia guide →
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
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