🇬🇷 Greece or 🇲🇽 Mexico
And what the world thinks
🇬🇷 Greece leads by 3 votes.
Which one, honestly
Mexico leads on cities and food.
A normal day costs about $130 in Greece and $95 in Mexico.
Side by side
- 🇬🇷 Greece🇲🇽 Mexico
- Apr to Jun, Sep to OctBest monthsNov to Mar
- $130A normal day$95
- 9h 45m to AthensNonstop from New York5h 15m to Mexico City
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- Very goodValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Ferries and short flights between islands, slow and part of the funGetting aroundComfortable long distance buses and cheap domestic flights
- August on the famous islandsWhen to avoidThe Caribbean coast in September and October, peak hurricane season
Pick by what you want
🇬🇷 Choose Greece if
you want one island, one balcony and no plan, or you are travelling on a budget and still want the sea.
🇲🇽 Choose Mexico if
you want one of the great food countries, ruins and two very different coastlines, without European prices.
Full Greece 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.