🇲🇾 Malaysia or 🇭🇷 Croatia
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on food, value for money and getting around. Croatia leads on the sea.
A normal day costs about $75 in Malaysia and $125 in Croatia.
Side by side
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia🇭🇷 Croatia
- Jan, Feb, MarBest monthsMay, Jun, Sep
- $75A normal day$125
- 13h to Kuala LumpurNonstop from London2h 45m to Split
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodGood
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyGood
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in AsiaGetting aroundCoastal ferries and buses, a car for the national parks
- The east coast islands from November to February, when most of them closeWhen to avoidThe Dalmatian coast in August, when the islands and the prices both peak
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 Croatia if
you want the clearest water in Europe, walled old towns and national parks, in a country you can drive down in a day.
Full Malaysia guide →Full Croatia 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.