🇲🇽 Mexico or 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Which one, honestly
Mexico leads on the sea, nature and value for money. United Arab Emirates leads on getting around.
A normal day costs about $95 in Mexico and $175 in United Arab Emirates.
Side by side
- 🇲🇽 Mexico🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
- $95A normal day$175
- 11h 45m to Mexico CityNonstop from London7h to Dubai
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaGood
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- Very goodNature and hikingNot the draw
- Very goodValue for moneyNot the draw
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Comfortable long distance buses and cheap domestic flightsGetting aroundMetro in Dubai, taxis everywhere else, a car for the mountains
- The Caribbean coast in September and October, peak hurricane seasonWhen to avoidJune to September, when outdoors stops being an option
Pick by what you want
🇲🇽 Choose Mexico if
you want one of the great food countries, ruins and two very different coastlines, without European prices.
🇦🇪 Choose United Arab Emirates if
you want guaranteed winter sun, very short flights from Europe and Asia, and a city that works like clockwork.
Full Mexico guide →Full United Arab Emirates guide →
And what the world thinks
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates leads by 3 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.