🇻🇳 Vietnam or 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Which one, honestly
Vietnam leads on nature, value for money and food. United Arab Emirates leads on getting around.
A normal day costs about $70 in Vietnam and $175 in United Arab Emirates.
Side by side
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
- Mar, Apr, Oct, NovBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
- $70A normal day$175
- 12h to HanoiNonstop from London7h to Dubai
- Very goodBeaches and seaGood
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingNot the draw
- ExceptionalValue for moneyNot the draw
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is longGetting aroundMetro in Dubai, taxis everywhere else, a car for the mountains
- The north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoonsWhen to avoidJune to September, when outdoors stops being an option
Pick by what you want
🇻🇳 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.
🇦🇪 Choose United Arab Emirates if
you want guaranteed winter sun, very short flights from Europe and Asia, and a city that works like clockwork.
Full Vietnam guide →Full United Arab Emirates guide →
And what the world thinks
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates leads by 3 votes.
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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.