🇮🇩 Indonesia or 🇻🇳 Vietnam
And what the world thinks
🇮🇩 Indonesia leads by 1 vote.
Which one, honestly
Indonesia leads on the sea. Vietnam leads on cities and food.
A normal day costs about $75 in Indonesia and $70 in Vietnam.
Side by side
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia🇻🇳 Vietnam
- Apr to Jun, Sep to OctBest monthsMar to Apr, Oct to Nov
- $75A normal day$70
- 2h 50m to BaliNonstop from Singapore3h 15m to Hanoi
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- Not the drawCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Scooters and private drivers on Bali, short flights and ferries between islandsGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is long
- July and August in south Bali, when the traffic becomes the tripWhen to avoidThe north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoons
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 Vietnam if
you want the best street food in Asia on the smallest budget, and you do not mind a long thin country that takes time to cross.
Full Indonesia guide →Full Vietnam 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.