🇲🇾 Malaysia or 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on cities and getting around. Sri Lanka leads on the sea.
A normal day costs about $75 in Malaysia and $70 in Sri Lanka.
Side by side
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Jan, Feb, MarBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Dec
- $75A normal day$70
- 13h to Kuala LumpurNonstop from London11h to Colombo
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureNot the draw
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in AsiaGetting aroundA car with driver is the norm, and the hill country train is worth a slow day
- The east coast islands from November to February, when most of them closeWhen to avoidThe southwest in May and June, and the east from October to December
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 Sri Lanka if
you want beaches, tea mountains, safari and ruins inside one small island, on a very small budget.
Full Malaysia guide →Full Sri Lanka 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.