🇹🇷 Türkiye or 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Which one, honestly
Türkiye leads on cities and getting around. Vietnam leads on nature.
A normal day costs about $90 in Türkiye and $70 in Vietnam.
Side by side
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye🇻🇳 Vietnam
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsMar, Apr, Oct, Nov
- $90A normal day$70
- 4h to IstanbulNonstop from London12h to Hanoi
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap domestic flights and long distance buses, both goodGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is long
- Istanbul in August, and the coast at the peak of the school holidaysWhen to avoidThe north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoons
Pick by what you want
🇹🇷 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.
🇻🇳 Choose Vietnam if
you want the best street food in Asia on the smallest budget, and you do not mind a long thin country that takes time to cross.
Full Türkiye guide →Full Vietnam guide →
And what the world thinks
🇹🇷 Türkiye leads by 1 vote.
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