🇨🇴 Colombia or 🇲🇽 Mexico
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
Which one, honestly
Colombia leads on nature and value for money. Mexico leads on food, the sea and cities.
A normal day costs about $75 in Colombia and $95 in Mexico.
Side by side
- 🇨🇴 Colombia🇲🇽 Mexico
- Dec to Feb, Jul to AugBest monthsNov to Mar
- $75A normal day$95
- 5h 40m to BogotaNonstop from New York5h 15m to Mexico City
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride longGetting aroundComfortable long distance buses and cheap domestic flights
- April, May, October and November, the two rainy stretchesWhen to avoidThe Caribbean coast in September and October, peak hurricane season
Pick by what you want
🇨🇴 Choose Colombia if
you want coffee mountains, Caribbean coast and one of the great party cities, on a budget that goes a long way.
🇲🇽 Choose Mexico if
you want one of the great food countries, ruins and two very different coastlines, without European prices.
Full Colombia guide →Full Mexico guide →
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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.