🇲🇾 Malaysia or 🇨🇾 Cyprus
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on nature, food and value for money. Cyprus leads on the sea.
A normal day costs about $75 in Malaysia and $130 in Cyprus.
Side by side
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia🇨🇾 Cyprus
- Jan, Feb, MarBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $75A normal day$130
- 13h to Kuala LumpurNonstop from London4h 35m to Larnaca
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureGood
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingGood
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in AsiaGetting aroundA hire car, effectively required, there is barely any public transport
- The east coast islands from November to February, when most of them closeWhen to avoidJuly and August inland, when it passes 40C
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 Cyprus if
you want reliable sun and warm sea with short flights from Europe and the Gulf, and a small island you can drive across in two hours.
Full Malaysia guide →Full Cyprus guide →
And what the world thinks
🇨🇾 Cyprus leads by 20 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.