🇲🇾 Malaysia or 🇻🇳 Vietnam
And what the world thinks
🇲🇾 Malaysia leads by 5 votes.
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on getting around.
A normal day costs about $75 in Malaysia and $70 in Vietnam.
Side by side
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia🇻🇳 Vietnam
- Jan to MarBest monthsMar to Apr, Oct to Nov
- $75A normal day$70
- 13h to Kuala LumpurNonstop from London12h to Hanoi
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in AsiaGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is long
- The east coast islands from November to February, when most of them closeWhen to avoidThe north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoons
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 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 Malaysia 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.