🇮🇩 Indonesia or 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
And what the world thinks
🇮🇩 Indonesia leads by 1 vote.
Which one, honestly
Sri Lanka leads on food.
A normal day costs about $75 in Indonesia and $70 in Sri Lanka.
Side by side
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Apr to Jun, Sep to OctBest monthsDec to Mar
- $75A normal day$70
- 2h 50m to BaliNonstop from Singapore3h 40m to Colombo
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- Not the drawCities and cultureNot the draw
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Scooters and private drivers on Bali, short flights and ferries between islandsGetting aroundA car with driver is the norm, and the hill country train is worth a slow day
- July and August in south Bali, when the traffic becomes the tripWhen to avoidThe southwest in May and June, and the east from October to December
Pick by what you want
🇮🇩 Choose Indonesia if
you want volcanoes, reefs and rice terraces for very little money, and you are willing to leave the busy south to find them.
🇱🇰 Choose Sri Lanka if
you want beaches, tea mountains, safari and ruins inside one small island, on a very small budget.
Full Indonesia guide →Full Sri Lanka 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.