🇨🇾 Cyprus or 🇲🇾 Malaysia
And what the world thinks
🇨🇾 Cyprus leads by 47 votes.
Which one, honestly
Cyprus leads on the sea. Malaysia leads on nature, food and value for money.
A normal day costs about $130 in Cyprus and $75 in Malaysia.
Side by side
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Apr to May, Sep to OctBest monthsJan to Mar
- $130A normal day$75
- 4h 35m to LarnacaNonstop from London13h to Kuala Lumpur
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- GoodCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- GoodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- A hire car, effectively required, there is barely any public transportGetting aroundCheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in Asia
- July and August inland, when it passes 40CWhen to avoidThe east coast islands from November to February, when most of them close
Pick by what you want
🇨🇾 Choose Cyprus if
you want reliable sun and warm sea with short flights from Europe and the Gulf, and a small island you can drive across in two hours.
🇲🇾 Choose Malaysia if
you want Thailand's food and beaches with a fraction of the crowds, and everything running slightly more smoothly.
Full Cyprus 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.