🇲🇽 Mexico or 🇹🇷 Türkiye
And what the world thinks
🇹🇷 Türkiye leads by 11 votes.
Which one, honestly
Mexico leads on the sea. Türkiye leads on value for money and getting around.
A normal day costs about $95 in Mexico and $90 in Türkiye.
Side by side
- 🇲🇽 Mexico🇹🇷 Türkiye
- Nov to MarBest monthsApr to May, Sep to Oct
- $95A normal day$90
- 5h 15m to Mexico CityNonstop from New York10h 15m to Istanbul
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- ExceptionalCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Comfortable long distance buses and cheap domestic flightsGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and long distance buses, both good
- The Caribbean coast in September and October, peak hurricane seasonWhen to avoidIstanbul in August, and the coast at the peak of the school holidays
Pick by what you want
🇲🇽 Choose Mexico if
you want one of the great food countries, ruins and two very different coastlines, without European prices.
🇹🇷 Choose Türkiye if
you want a city that has been the centre of everything for two thousand years, with a coastline attached to it, on a small budget.
Full Mexico guide →Full Türkiye 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.