🇻🇳 Vietnam or 🇮🇳 India
Which one, honestly
Vietnam leads on the sea and getting around. India leads on cities.
A normal day costs about $70 in Vietnam and $65 in India.
Side by side
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam🇮🇳 India
- Mar, Apr, Oct, NovBest monthsJan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec
- $70A normal day$65
- 12h to HanoiNonstop from London8h 30m to Delhi
- Very goodBeaches and seaGood
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundNot the draw
- Cheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is longGetting aroundTrains for distance, a car with driver for regions, both cheap
- The north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoonsWhen to avoidThe northern plains in May, and the monsoon unless you are heading for the mountains
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 India if
you want the biggest change of scene available, extraordinary food, and a budget that goes further than anywhere else on this list.
Full Vietnam guide →Full India guide →
And what the world thinks
🇮🇳 India leads by 50 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.