🇵🇹 Portugal or 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on food, nature and value for money.
A normal day costs about $125 in Portugal and $75 in Malaysia.
Side by side
- 🇵🇹 Portugal🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Apr, May, Jun, Sep, OctBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar
- $125A normal day$75
- 2h 45m to LisbonNonstop from London13h to Kuala Lumpur
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine countryGetting aroundCheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in Asia
- The Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in priceWhen to avoidThe east coast islands from November to February, when most of them close
Pick by what you want
🇵🇹 Choose Portugal if
you want Europe on a smaller budget, with the ocean, and you do not mind cool water.
🇲🇾 Choose Malaysia if
you want Thailand's food and beaches with a fraction of the crowds, and everything running slightly more smoothly.
Full Portugal guide →Full Malaysia guide →
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
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