A few comparisons between Asian countries

Ease to communicate with locals

• +++ : India, Nepal, Hong Kong and Malaysia
• ++ : Thailand
• – – : Cambodia, Indonesia
• – – – : Laos, China

Accommodations

• $: Cambodia, Nepal
• $$$: Hong Kong

Food

• $: Indonesia
• $$$: Hong Kong and Nepal
• +++: China, Malaysia, Indonesia
  
• – – -: India, Nepal

Transports

• $: Laos
• $$$: China and Hong Kong

Visa

• Free of charge: Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia
  
• $ (<30€/pp): Laos, Cambodia
• $$$ (>30€/pp): China, Indonesia, Nepal and India
• Permitted length of stay shorter than 30 days: China, Nepal, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia
• Permitted length of stay longer than 30 days: India, Malaysia, Indonesia

Local bank fees by withdrawal

• China and Hong Kong: 0€ / 300-400€
• Nepal: 4€ / 90€
• India: 2,4€ / 130€
• Thailand: 4€ / 500€
• Laos: 6€ / 200€
• Cambodia: 3,5€ / 850€
• Malaysia: 0€ / 500€
• Indonesia: 0€ / 150€

Towns visited

• China and Hong Kong: 17
• Nepal: 4
• India: 7
• Thailande: 9
• Laos: 7
• Cambodia: 2
• Malaysia: 4
• Indonesia: 14