🇲🇾 Malaysia or 🇪🇸 Spain
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on nature and value for money. Spain leads on cities.
A normal day costs about $75 in Malaysia and $145 in Spain.
Side by side
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia🇪🇸 Spain
- Jan, Feb, MarBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $75A normal day$145
- 13h to Kuala LumpurNonstop from London2h 30m to Madrid
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in AsiaGetting aroundFast trains between the big cities, a car for the north
- The east coast islands from November to February, when most of them closeWhen to avoidThe southern cities in July and August
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 Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
Full Malaysia guide →Full Spain 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.