🇲🇾 Malaysia or 🇮🇹 Italy
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on value for money, nature and the sea. Italy leads on cities.
A normal day costs about $75 in Malaysia and $165 in Italy.
Side by side
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia🇮🇹 Italy
- Jan, Feb, MarBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $75A normal day$165
- 13h to Kuala LumpurNonstop from London2h 35m to Rome
- Very goodBeaches and seaGood
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyGood
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in AsiaGetting aroundFast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advance
- The east coast islands from November to February, when most of them closeWhen to avoidThe middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shut
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 Italy if
you want three cities in ten days, you care about food and museums, and you would rather take a train than a ferry.
Full Malaysia guide →Full Italy 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.