🇲🇾 Malaysia or 🇬🇷 Greece
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on food, nature and value for money. Greece leads on the sea.
A normal day costs about $75 in Malaysia and $130 in Greece.
Side by side
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia🇬🇷 Greece
- Jan, Feb, MarBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $75A normal day$130
- 13h to Kuala LumpurNonstop from London3h 45m to Athens
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in AsiaGetting aroundFerries and short flights between islands, slow and part of the fun
- The east coast islands from November to February, when most of them closeWhen to avoidAugust on the famous islands
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 Greece if
you want one island, one balcony and no plan, or you are travelling on a budget and still want the sea.
Full Malaysia guide →Full Greece guide →
And what the world thinks
🇬🇷 Greece 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.