🇻🇳 Vietnam or 🇨🇴 Colombia
Which one, honestly
Vietnam leads on food.
A normal day costs about $70 in Vietnam and $75 in Colombia.
Side by side
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam🇨🇴 Colombia
- Mar, Apr, Oct, NovBest monthsJan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Dec
- $70A normal day$75
- 3h 15m from SingaporeClosest hub4h 20m from Mexico City
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodGood
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is longGetting aroundCheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride long
- The north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoonsWhen to avoidApril, May, October and November, the two rainy stretches
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 Colombia if
you want coffee mountains, Caribbean coast and one of the great party cities, on a budget that goes a long way.
Full Vietnam 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.