🇹🇭 Thailand or 🇨🇴 Colombia
Which one, honestly
Thailand leads on food, the sea and getting around. Colombia leads on nature.
A normal day costs about $85 in Thailand and $75 in Colombia.
Side by side
- 🇹🇭 Thailand🇨🇴 Colombia
- Jan, Feb, Nov, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Dec
- $85A normal day$75
- 2h 25m from SingaporeClosest hub4h 20m from Mexico City
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodGood
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easyGetting aroundCheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride long
- April, the hottest month, and the burning season in the northWhen to avoidApril, May, October and November, the two rainy stretches
Pick by what you want
🇹🇭 Choose Thailand if
you want your money to go a very long way, with beaches and food, and you do not mind heat.
🇨🇴 Choose Colombia if
you want coffee mountains, Caribbean coast and one of the great party cities, on a budget that goes a long way.
Full Thailand guide →Full Colombia 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.