🇻🇳 Vietnam or 🇭🇷 Croatia
Which one, honestly
Vietnam leads on food and value for money. Croatia leads on the sea.
A normal day costs about $70 in Vietnam and $125 in Croatia.
Side by side
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam🇭🇷 Croatia
- Mar, Apr, Oct, NovBest monthsMay, Jun, Sep
- $70A normal day$125
- 12h to HanoiNonstop from London2h 45m to Split
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodGood
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyGood
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is longGetting aroundCoastal ferries and buses, a car for the national parks
- The north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoonsWhen to avoidThe Dalmatian coast in August, when the islands and the prices both peak
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 Croatia if
you want the clearest water in Europe, walled old towns and national parks, in a country you can drive down in a day.
Full Vietnam guide →Full Croatia 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.