🇻🇳 Vietnam or 🇮🇹 Italy
Which one, honestly
Vietnam leads on value for money, nature and the sea. Italy leads on cities and getting around.
A normal day costs about $70 in Vietnam and $165 in Italy.
Side by side
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam🇮🇹 Italy
- Mar, Apr, Oct, NovBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $70A normal day$165
- 12h to HanoiNonstop from London2h 35m to Rome
- Very goodBeaches and seaGood
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyGood
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is longGetting aroundFast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advance
- The north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoonsWhen to avoidThe middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shut
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 Italy if
you want three cities in ten days, you care about food and museums, and you would rather take a train than a ferry.
Full Vietnam guide →Full Italy 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.