🇮🇩 Indonesia or 🇹🇭 Thailand
And what the world thinks
🇮🇩 Indonesia leads by 1 vote.
Which one, honestly
Indonesia leads on nature. Thailand leads on cities, food and getting around.
A normal day costs about $75 in Indonesia and $85 in Thailand.
Side by side
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia🇹🇭 Thailand
- Apr to Jun, Sep to OctBest monthsNov to Feb
- $75A normal day$85
- 2h 50m to BaliNonstop from Singapore2h 25m to Bangkok
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- Not the drawCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Scooters and private drivers on Bali, short flights and ferries between islandsGetting aroundCheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easy
- July and August in south Bali, when the traffic becomes the tripWhen to avoidApril, the hottest month, and the burning season in the north
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 Thailand if
you want your money to go a very long way, with beaches and food, and you do not mind heat.
Full Indonesia guide →Full Thailand 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.