🇲🇾 Malaysia or 🇹🇷 Türkiye
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on nature. Türkiye leads on cities.
A normal day costs about $75 in Malaysia and $90 in Türkiye.
Side by side
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇷 Türkiye
- Jan, Feb, MarBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $75A normal day$90
- 13h to Kuala LumpurNonstop from London4h to Istanbul
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in AsiaGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and long distance buses, both good
- The east coast islands from November to February, when most of them closeWhen to avoidIstanbul in August, and the coast at the peak of the school holidays
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 Türkiye if
you want a city that has been the centre of everything for two thousand years, with a coastline attached to it, on a small budget.
Full Malaysia guide →Full Türkiye guide →
And what the world thinks
🇹🇷 Türkiye leads by 1 vote.
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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.