🇵🇪 Peru or 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on the sea, value for money and getting around.
A normal day costs about $85 in Peru and $75 in Malaysia.
Side by side
- 🇵🇪 Peru🇲🇾 Malaysia
- May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SepBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar
- $85A normal day$75
- 5h from Mexico CityClosest hub1h 5m from Singapore
- Not the drawBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Long distance buses are good and cheap, flights save whole daysGetting aroundCheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in Asia
- February, when the rains peak and the Inca Trail closes for maintenanceWhen to avoidThe east coast islands from November to February, when most of them close
Pick by what you want
🇵🇪 Choose Peru if
you want the Andes, one of the best food scenes anywhere, and a ruin everyone knows, without paying European prices.
🇲🇾 Choose Malaysia if
you want Thailand's food and beaches with a fraction of the crowds, and everything running slightly more smoothly.
Full Peru guide →Full Malaysia 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.