🇲🇽 Mexico or 🇭🇷 Croatia
Which one, honestly
Mexico leads on food, cities and value for money. Croatia leads on nature.
A normal day costs about $95 in Mexico and $125 in Croatia.
Side by side
- 🇲🇽 Mexico🇭🇷 Croatia
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, DecBest monthsMay, Jun, Sep
- $95A normal day$125
- 11h 45m to Mexico CityNonstop from London2h 45m to Split
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodGood
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyGood
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Comfortable long distance buses and cheap domestic flightsGetting aroundCoastal ferries and buses, a car for the national parks
- The Caribbean coast in September and October, peak hurricane seasonWhen to avoidThe Dalmatian coast in August, when the islands and the prices both peak
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 Croatia if
you want the clearest water in Europe, walled old towns and national parks, in a country you can drive down in a day.
Full Mexico guide →Full Croatia 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.