🇲🇾 Malaysia or 🇵🇹 Portugal
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on food, nature and value for money.
A normal day costs about $75 in Malaysia and $125 in Portugal.
Side by side
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇹 Portugal
- Jan, Feb, MarBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $75A normal day$125
- 13h to Kuala LumpurNonstop from London2h 45m to Lisbon
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in AsiaGetting aroundCheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine country
- The east coast islands from November to February, when most of them closeWhen to avoidThe Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in price
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 Portugal if
you want Europe on a smaller budget, with the ocean, and you do not mind cool water.
Full Malaysia guide →Full Portugal 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.