🇻🇳 Vietnam or 🇲🇽 Mexico
Which one, honestly
Vietnam leads on nature and value for money. Mexico leads on the sea and cities.
A normal day costs about $70 in Vietnam and $95 in Mexico.
Side by side
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam🇲🇽 Mexico
- Mar, Apr, Oct, NovBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
- $70A normal day$95
- 12h to HanoiNonstop from London11h 45m to Mexico City
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is longGetting aroundComfortable long distance buses and cheap domestic flights
- The north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoonsWhen to avoidThe Caribbean coast in September and October, peak hurricane season
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 Mexico if
you want one of the great food countries, ruins and two very different coastlines, without European prices.
Full Vietnam guide →Full Mexico 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.