🇲🇾 Malaysia or 🇮🇸 Iceland
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on value for money, food and the sea.
A normal day costs about $75 in Malaysia and $190 in Iceland.
Side by side
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia🇮🇸 Iceland
- Jan, Feb, MarBest monthsJun, Jul, Aug, Sep
- $75A normal day$190
- 13h to Kuala LumpurNonstop from London3h 20m to Reykjavik
- Very goodBeaches and seaNot the draw
- Very goodCities and cultureGood
- ExceptionalFoodGood
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyNot the draw
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in AsiaGetting aroundA hire car on the ring road, and a four wheel drive for the interior
- The east coast islands from November to February, when most of them closeWhen to avoidNothing seasonally, but the highland roads are shut from roughly October to June
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 Iceland if
you want landscape above everything else, and you have accepted in advance that it costs more than anywhere else here.
Full Malaysia guide →Full Iceland 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.