🇲🇾 Malaysia or 🇨🇴 Colombia
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on food and getting around.
A normal day costs about the same in both, around $75.
Side by side
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia🇨🇴 Colombia
- Jan, Feb, MarBest monthsJan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Dec
- $75A normal day$75
- 1h 5m from SingaporeClosest hub4h 20m from Mexico City
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodGood
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in AsiaGetting aroundCheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride long
- The east coast islands from November to February, when most of them closeWhen to avoidApril, May, October and November, the two rainy stretches
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 Colombia if
you want coffee mountains, Caribbean coast and one of the great party cities, on a budget that goes a long way.
Full Malaysia guide →Full Colombia 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.