🇹🇭 Thailand or 🇲🇽 Mexico
Which one, honestly
Thailand leads on value for money and getting around. Mexico leads on cities.
A normal day costs about $85 in Thailand and $95 in Mexico.
Side by side
- 🇹🇭 Thailand🇲🇽 Mexico
- Jan, Feb, Nov, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
- $85A normal day$95
- 11h 30m to BangkokNonstop from London11h 45m to Mexico City
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easyGetting aroundComfortable long distance buses and cheap domestic flights
- April, the hottest month, and the burning season in the northWhen to avoidThe Caribbean coast in September and October, peak hurricane season
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 Mexico if
you want one of the great food countries, ruins and two very different coastlines, without European prices.
Full Thailand guide →Full Mexico 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.