🇲🇾 Malaysia or 🇹🇭 Thailand
And what the world thinks
🇲🇾 Malaysia leads by 5 votes.
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on nature. Thailand leads on the sea.
A normal day costs about $75 in Malaysia and $85 in Thailand.
Side by side
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia🇹🇭 Thailand
- Jan to MarBest monthsNov to Feb
- $75A normal day$85
- 13h to Kuala LumpurNonstop from London11h 30m to Bangkok
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in AsiaGetting aroundCheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easy
- The east coast islands from November to February, when most of them closeWhen to avoidApril, the hottest month, and the burning season in the north
Pick by what you want
🇲🇾 Choose Malaysia if
you want Thailand's food and beaches with a fraction of the crowds, and everything running slightly more smoothly.
🇹🇭 Choose Thailand if
you want your money to go a very long way, with beaches and food, and you do not mind heat.
Full Malaysia 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.