🇻🇳 Vietnam or 🇨🇾 Cyprus
Which one, honestly
Vietnam leads on nature, food and value for money. Cyprus leads on the sea.
A normal day costs about $70 in Vietnam and $130 in Cyprus.
Side by side
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam🇨🇾 Cyprus
- Mar, Apr, Oct, NovBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $70A normal day$130
- 12h to HanoiNonstop from London4h 35m to Larnaca
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureGood
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingGood
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is longGetting aroundA hire car, effectively required, there is barely any public transport
- The north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoonsWhen to avoidJuly and August inland, when it passes 40C
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 Cyprus if
you want reliable sun and warm sea with short flights from Europe and the Gulf, and a small island you can drive across in two hours.
Full Vietnam guide →Full Cyprus guide →
And what the world thinks
🇨🇾 Cyprus leads by 20 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.