🇲🇾 Malaysia or 🇲🇽 Mexico
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on nature, value for money and getting around. Mexico leads on the sea and cities.
A normal day costs about $75 in Malaysia and $95 in Mexico.
Side by side
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇽 Mexico
- Jan, Feb, MarBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
- $75A normal day$95
- 13h to Kuala LumpurNonstop from London11h 45m to Mexico City
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- 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 aroundComfortable long distance buses and cheap domestic flights
- The east coast islands from November to February, when most of them closeWhen to avoidThe Caribbean coast in September and October, peak hurricane season
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 Mexico if
you want one of the great food countries, ruins and two very different coastlines, without European prices.
Full Malaysia guide →Full Mexico 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.