🇨🇴 Colombia or 🇲🇾 Malaysia
And what the world thinks
🇲🇾 Malaysia leads by 5 votes.
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on food and getting around.
A normal day costs about the same in both, around $75.
Side by side
- 🇨🇴 Colombia🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Dec to Feb, Jul to AugBest monthsJan to Mar
- $75A normal day$75
- 4h 20m from Mexico CityClosest hub1h 5m from Singapore
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride longGetting aroundCheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in Asia
- April, May, October and November, the two rainy stretchesWhen to avoidThe east coast islands from November to February, when most of them close
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 Malaysia if
you want Thailand's food and beaches with a fraction of the crowds, and everything running slightly more smoothly.
Full Colombia guide →Full Malaysia 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.