🇲🇾 Malaysia or 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on nature, value for money and food.
A normal day costs about $75 in Malaysia and $175 in United Arab Emirates.
Side by side
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
- Jan, Feb, MarBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
- $75A normal day$175
- 13h to Kuala LumpurNonstop from London7h to Dubai
- Very goodBeaches and seaGood
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingNot the draw
- ExceptionalValue for moneyNot the draw
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in AsiaGetting aroundMetro in Dubai, taxis everywhere else, a car for the mountains
- The east coast islands from November to February, when most of them closeWhen to avoidJune to September, when outdoors stops being an option
Pick by what you want
🇲🇾 Choose Malaysia if
you want Thailand's food and beaches with a fraction of the crowds, and everything running slightly more smoothly.
🇦🇪 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 Malaysia 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.